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Horrific fire at clothing factory in Bangladesh

Posted on December 12, 2012 by

In November a fire consumed a clothing factory in Bangladesh with more than 100 deaths. It appears the doors were locked and there were no emergency exits. This is all too reminiscent of the Triangle Shirtwaist fire that occurred in the US in 1911, when 146 workers died. The Bangladesh factory supplied clothing to many […]

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