At least 23 people killed in explosion and fire at Bangladeshi packaging factory
- [Daily Mail, Where America Gets Its News] Dozens more have been injured the massive blast near Dhaka which happened earlier this morning
- The fire spread very quickly because a large amount of flammable chemicals were stored at the factory
- 50 people could be injured - at least six burns victims at local hospital were in a critical condition
- It took firefighters nearly five hours to bring the blaze under control after a boiler reportedly exploded
- Factory safety is a major concern in Bangladesh following 2013 incident in which 1,135 people died
Posted by: Fred 2016-09-11 |