52 Dead In Bangladesh Factory Fire As Workers Locked Inside
Source: AP News
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) -- A fire engulfed a food and beverage factory outside Bangladesh's capital, killing at least 52 people, many of whom were trapped inside by an illegally locked door, fire officials said Friday.
The blaze began Thursday night at the five-story Hashem Foods Ltd. factory in Rupganj, just outside Dhaka, sending huge clouds of black smoke billowing into the sky. Police initially gave a toll of three dead, but then discovered piles of bodies on Friday afternoon after the fire was extinguished.
So far 52 bodies have been recovered, but the top two floors of the factory have yet to be searched, said Debasish Bardhan, deputy director of the Fire Service and Civil Defense.
He said the main exit of the factory was locked from the inside and many of those who died were trapped. Many workers jumped from the upper floors of the factory, and at least 26 suffered injuries, the United News of Bangladesh agency reported... Photos..
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- Firefighters work to douse a fire at a food & beverage factory in Rupganj, outside Dhaka, Bangladesh, July 9, 2021. At least 52 people died in a huge blaze that engulfed a factory outside Bangladesh's capital, fire officials said Friday, in the latest industrial disaster to hit the South Asian nation. (AP Photo/Mahmud Hossain Opu).
- Firefighters carry the body of a victim at a factory in Rupganj, outside Dhaka, Bangladesh, Friday, July 9, 2021. At least 52 people died.
- The factory in Rupganj.
- Report in English. More than 50 people killed in Bangladesh factory fire | Dhaka fire news | Latest World English News. July 9, 2021. Bangladesh: A massive fire erupted at a factory in Dhaka killing more than 50 people so far. Many people are still stuck inside the factory. According to the authorities, the massive flames reached the 6th floor of the unit in no time that fear trapped a lot of workers.
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(Indian Express). Bangladesh factory fire leaves 52 dead, dozens injured. July 9, 2021. At least 52 people were killed and over 50 others injured in a massive fire that broke out at a 6-storey food & beverage factory outside Bangladesh's capital, fire officials said Friday.
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'Burned India denim factory had single door reached by ladder, AP, Feb. 12, 2020.
NEW DELHI (AP) — Shouting and crying, workers in an Indian denim factory struggled to claw their way up a ladder to a door, their only exit as a fire blazed through fabric and machinery, officials said. Seven people died in the weekend blaze, and families were still waiting Wednesday to recover their relatives’ bodies.
“Smoke kept billowing from the building as workers trapped inside screamed for help,” said a witness who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was worried he’d lose his job. The factory where the fire occurred, Nandan Denim, has ties to major U.S. retailers, according to its website. Nandan says it supplies jeans, denim and other garments to more than 20 global brands including U.S. companies such as Target, Ann Taylor, Mango and Wrangler, and its sister company supplies Walmart and H & M.
Some of the U.S. and multinational companies listed on the website said they were not actually customers, and many issued statements that strongly condemned dangerous work sites. Nandan Denim is one of the largest denim suppliers in the world...
https://apnews.com/article/fires-india-business-international-news-asia-pacific-dd8bdf94c93795a9978435d20a40f695
- Burned remains of the Indian denim factory fire, Feb. 2020.
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- Triangle Shirtwaist Garment Factory Fire, NYC, March 25, 1911, 146 workers died.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triangle_Shirtwaist_Factory_fire
Lack of government regulation, the same story and tragedies.
for the victims and their families