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Skidmore

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7. I heard on the ABC news very early this morning that the doors were locked because

Reply to Ichingcarpenter (Original post)

Thu Nov 29, 2012, 12:47 PM

Nov 2012

they wanted to keep employees there to meet the demands of the holiday markets here. Clothing made in these factories were produced for Walmart, Disney, ENYCE, and Sears.

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Bangladesh Exit doors were locked during fire.. [View all] Ichingcarpenter Nov 2012 OP

Sounds like the Triangle Fire zipplewrath Nov 2012 #1

Exactly like the Triangle Shirtwaist fire. No one learns from history -- or, rather, they don't care Nay Nov 2012 #2

It is hard to find differences zipplewrath Nov 2012 #3

History repeated itself. backscatter712 Dec 2012 #10

Yep. A lot of people lamented the loss of the Triangle Shirtwaist Company. raouldukelives Dec 2012 #11

The market learns lessons...often the wrong ones HereSince1628 Nov 2012 #4

Those poor people RockaFowler Nov 2012 #5

negligence charges??? how about MURDER charges?? niyad Nov 2012 #6

I heard on the ABC news very early this morning that the doors were locked because Skidmore Nov 2012 #7

Well at least the workers didn't steal any of those previous malaise Nov 2012 #8

Additional news reports JohnStJohn Dec 2012 #9