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Bangladesh garment factory fire kills 10
A fire killed 10 people at a garment factory in Bangladesh about six months after a factory building collapse that killed 1,100 people exposed the harsh and often unsafe conditions in an industry that is the worldâs third-largest
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fire killed 10people at a garment factory in Bangladesh about six months after a factorybuilding collapse that killed 1,100 people exposed the harsh and often unsafeconditions in an industry that is the world's third-largest.
Authorities and global clothing companies have pledged to improve safety standards in Bangladesh's garment industry after the Rana Plaza collapse and numerous other fatal accidents.
The cause of the fire at the Aswad garment factory in Gazipur outside Dhaka was not immediately known, but the government was investigating.
The fatalities included the general manager, Rashiduzzaman Mandal, said fire official Zafar Ahmed
