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DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A fire at a garment factory and a
warehouse in Bangladesh’s capital has left at least nine people
dead and several others injured.
Fire official Talha bin Jashim said Tuesday’s blaze happened in
Dhaka’s Mirpur area. He said rescuers have recovered at least
nine bodies and several other people have been injured.
The number of casualties could increase, he said.
Bangladesh is the world’s second largest garment industry after
China, and the sector has employed about 4 million workers,
mostly women.
The industry, which earns about $40 billion a year from exports,
mainly to the United States and Europe, has a history of
industrial accidents and fires which have been blamed on lax
monitoring and violation of building codes.
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