- Title: Blast in Bangladesh garment factory kills 10
- Date: 4th July 2017
- Summary: DHAKA, BANGLADESH (JULY 4, 2017) (REUTERS) MULTIFABS GARMENTS FACTORY CLOSE UP OF SIGN VARIOUS RUBBLE NEAR FACTORY AFTERMATH OF FACTORY FOLLOWING EXPLOSION VARIOUS FIREMEN AT SCENE VARIOUS OF PART OF BOILER (SOUNDBITE) (Bengali) MOSTAFA, FACTORY WORKER, SAYING: "I was in a shop outside the factory when suddenly I heard a loud sound. Then I came close to the factory and saw some workers running out of the factory from different directions and the total area became full of debris. Then the rescue team came and started the operation." OFFICIALS INSPECTING THE FACTORY POLICE OFFICER SPEAKING ON TELEPHONE FIRE OFFICERS INVESTIGATING SCENE (SOUNDBITE) (Bengali) DILIP KUMAR GHOSH, FIRE OFFICER, SAYING: "A total of 10 people were killed in the boiler blast. We found nine dead on the spot and one died in the hospital. Our fire unit is still working and rescue operations are still going on." FIREMAN LOOKING AT THE BEBRIS
- Embargoed: 18th July 2017 16:34
- Keywords: Bangladesh garment factory blast employees injured hospital boiler
- Location: DHAKA, BANGLADESH
- City: DHAKA, BANGLADESH
- Country: Bangladesh
- Topics: Disaster/Accidents
- Reuters ID: LVA0016OAZEX3
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: A boiler explosion at a Bangladeshi garment plant near the city of Dhaka killed 10 people and injured dozens, emergency workers said on Tuesday (July 4), the latest industrial tragedy to hit one of the world's biggest garment producers.
The blast, late on Monday (July 3), occurred at a plant operated by local Bangladeshi firm, Multifabs, while maintenance work was going on, company and fire brigade officials said. The explosion at the boiler, located in a tin-roofed shed, partially damaged a nearby three-story factory building.
Families scoured the scene for missing people. The plant had been shut for 10 days for Eid holidays at the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan and was being readied to resume operations on Tuesday, when the accident occurred.
The company started operating in 1992 and reached $70 million in exports in 2016. Its top buyers include fashion chain Lindex, which is part of Finland's Stockmann, German supermarket chain Aldi, and Rexholm of Denmark. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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