At least 120 killed in Bangladesh factory fire

SAUER · Nov 25, 2012

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A fire swept through a garment factory on the outskirts of Bangladesh's capital, killing at least 120 people, the chief of the fire brigade said on Sunday, in the worst accident for the booming industry in recent years.
The fire at the nine-story factory in the Ashulia industrial belt started on the ground floor late on Saturday and quickly spread, trapping hundreds of workers.
"This morning we have recovered 120 dead bodies and the death toll could rise," Abu Nayeem Mohammad Shahidullah, director general of the fire brigade, told reporters.
Bangladesh has around 4,500 garment factories that make clothes for brands including Tesco, Wal-Mart, JC Penney, H&M, Marks & Spencer, Kohl's and Carrefour.

SAUER · Nov 25, 2012

Gap factory fire in Bangladesh claims 27 lives
http://english.pravda.ru/news/hotspots/15-12-2010/116212-fire-0/
45 dead in Bangladesh garment factory fire
http://www.cleanclothes.org/news/45-dead-in-bangladesh-garment-factory-fire
H&M Factory Fire In Bangladesh Kills 21
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/03/02/hm-factory-fire-in-bangla_n_482170.html

what the f is going on up there?

junobet · Nov 25, 2012

SAUER said: ↑

Gap factory fire in Bangladesh claims 27 lives
http://english.pravda.ru/news/hotspots/15-12-2010/116212-fire-0/
45 dead in Bangladesh garment factory fire
http://www.cleanclothes.org/news/45-dead-in-bangladesh-garment-factory-fire
H&M Factory Fire In Bangladesh Kills 21
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/03/02/hm-factory-fire-in-bangla_n_482170.html

what the f is going on up there?
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Whats going on? Pretty much total absence of both workers rights and minimum safety standards for factories. All sponsored by us, because we want to buy cheap stuff and the global textile industry wants to make maximum profits. Seeing that profits are the only point where these ruthless companies can be hit, theres just one way to deal with these issues: name and shame the companies responsible for the exploitation of these workers and change our shopping habits:
http://www.google.co.uk/#hl=en&suge....r_pw.r_qf.&fp=15318573c7d0310e&bpcl=38897761

SAUER · Nov 25, 2012

junobet said: ↑

Whats going on? Pretty much total absence of both workers rights and minimum safety standards for factories. All sponsored by us, because we want to buy cheap stuff and the global textile industry wants to make maximum profits. Seeing that profits are the only point where these ruthless companies can be hit, theres just one way to deal with these issues: name and shame the companies responsible for the exploitation of these workers and change our shopping habits:
http://www.google.co.uk/#hl=en&suge....r_pw.r_qf.&fp=15318573c7d0310e&bpcl=38897761
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absolutely + corrupt local administration and total impunity & irresponsibility of corporations.

Taxcutter · Nov 25, 2012

So why don't the Bangladeshis overthrow their government and close the factories?

SAUER · Nov 25, 2012

you think they can do it easy and quickly?

Allegiance · Nov 25, 2012

WOW That sounds horrible.The international community can't let it happen once again and the safety procedure has to be stricter.

Marlowe · Nov 25, 2012

Taxcutter said: ↑

So why don't the Bangladeshis overthrow their government and close the factories?
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That's just the sort of question some one with the mental capacity of a Tortoise (yr avatar) would ask

You obviously havent a clue what conditions/circumstances are like in majority third word/developing countries.

Tata..

waltky · Nov 26, 2012

Bangladesh sweatshop fire spurs protest...

Thousands of Bangladeshis protest after factory fire that killed 112
November 26, 2012 Thousands of Bangladeshi workers blocked the streets of a Dhaka suburb Monday, throwing stones at factories and smashing vehicles, as they demanded justice for 112 people killed in a garment-factory fire that highlighted how industry and government have failed to protect workers from unsafe conditions.

Some 200 factories were closed for the day after the protest erupted in Savar, the industrial zone where Saturday's deadly fire occurred. Protesters blocked a major highway. The government announced that Tuesday will be a day of national mourning, with the national flag flying at half-mast in honor of the dead. Investigators suspect that a short circuit caused the fire, said Maj. Mohammad Mahbub, fire department operations director. But he said it was not the fire itself but the lack of safety measures in the eight-story building that made it so deadly. "Had there been at least one emergency exit through outside the factory, the casualties would have been much lower," Mahbub said. He said firefighters recovered at least 100 bodies from the factory, and 12 more people died at hospitals after jumping from the building to escape the fire. Local media reported that up to 124 people were killed.

Mohammad Ripu, a survivor, said Monday that he tried to run out of the building when the fire alarm rang but was stopped. "Managers told us, `Nothing happened. The fire alarm had just gone out of order. Go back to work,"' Ripu said. "But we quickly understood that there was a fire. As we again ran for the exit point we found it locked from outside, and it was too late." Ripu said he jumped from a second-floor window and suffered minor injuries. Mahbub said the fire broke out on the ground floor, which was used as a warehouse, and spread quickly to the upper floors. He said many workers who retreated to the roof were rescued, but dozens of others were trapped; firefighters recovered 69 bodies from the second floor alone. Many victims were burned beyond recognition. The bodies were laid out in rows at a school nearby. Many of them were handed over to families; unclaimed victims were taken to Dhaka Medical College for identification.

The garment-factory fire was Bangladesh's deadliest in recent memory, but such dangers have long been a fact of life as the industry has mushroomed to meet demand from major retailers around the world. The factory is owned by Tazreen Fashions Ltd., a subsidiary of the Tuba Group. Neither Tazreen nor Tuba Group officials could be reached for comment. The Tuba Group is a major Bangladeshi garment exporter whose clients include Wal-Mart, Carrefour and IKEA, according to its website. Its factories export garments to the U.S., Germany, France, Italy and the Netherlands, among other countries. The Tazreen factory, which opened in 2009 and employed about 1,700 people, made polo shirts, fleece jackets and T-shirts.

Tazreen was given a "high risk" safety rating after a May 16, 2011, audit conducted by an "ethical sourcing" assessor for Wal-Mart, according to a document posted on the Tuba Group's website. It did not specify what led to the rating. Wal-Mart spokesman Kevin Gardner said online documents indicating an orange or "high risk" assessment after the May 2011 inspection and a yellow or "medium risk" report after an inspection in August 2011 appeared to pertain to the factory. The August 2011 letter said Wal-Mart would conduct another inspection within one year.

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SAUER · Nov 26, 2012

waltky said: ↑

Bangladesh sweatshop fire spurs protest...

Thousands of Bangladeshis protest after factory fire that killed 112
November 26, 2012 Thousands of Bangladeshi workers blocked the streets of a Dhaka suburb Monday, throwing stones at factories and smashing vehicles, as they demanded justice for 112 people killed in a garment-factory fire that highlighted how industry and government have failed to protect workers from unsafe conditions.
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it is high time. I hope they will screw the fat cats as did Kirk Douglas and his crowd
[video=youtube;zgywD3XJaWU]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgywD3XJaWU[/video]

Taxcutter · Nov 26, 2012

So why don't the Bangladeshis get on with it?

It wouldn't have anything to do with the fact that Bangladesh is such a hole that working in an incendiary apparel factory is a huge improvement over everything else, would it?

Is the "international community" gonna impose Chicago fire codes on Bangladesh?

waltky · Nov 26, 2012

Bangladesh sweatshop fire deadlier than most...

Factory fire the deadliest of many in Bangladesh
Nov 26,`12 -- The fire alarm: Waved off by managers. An exit door: Locked. The fire extinguishers: Not working and apparently "meant just to impress" inspectors and customers.

That is the picture survivors paint of the garment-factory fire Saturday that killed 112 people who were trapped inside or jumped to their deaths in desperation. For Bangladesh, where such factories commonly ignore safety as they rush to produce for retailers around the world, the tragedy was unusual only in scope: More than 200 people have died in garment-factory fires in the country since 2006. About 15,000 Bangladeshi workers protested blocks from the gutted fire Monday, demanding justice for the victims and improved safety. Some 200 factories were closed for the day after the protest erupted in Savar, a suburb of Dhaka, the capital.

Protesters blocked a major highway, and some threw stones at factories and smashed vehicles, but there were no arrests and no clashes with police. Maj. Mohammad Mahbub, fire department operations director, said investigators suspect that a short circuit caused the fire at the factory, which was making T-shirts and polo shirts. But the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association urged investigators not to rule out sabotage. "Local and international conspirators are trying to destroy our garment industry," association President Shafiul Islam Mohiuddin said. He provided no details.

Mahbub said it was not the fire itself but the lack of safety measures in the eight-story building that made the blaze so deadly. "Had there been at least one emergency exit through outside the factory, the casualties would have been much lower," he said. He said firefighters recovered at least 100 bodies from the factory, and 12 more people died at hospitals after jumping from the building to escape the fire. The government was unable to identify many victims because they were burned beyond recognition; they were buried Monday in a grave outside Dhaka. The government announced that Tuesday will be a day of national mourning, with the national flag flying at half-staff in honor of the dead.

Local media reported that up to 124 people were killed, and that about 100 people injured in the fire were being treated in about a dozen hospitals. Many were hurt as they jumped to escape the flames. Survivor Mohammad Ripu said Monday that he tried to run out of the building when the fire alarm rang but was stopped. "Managers told us, `Nothing happened. The fire alarm had just gone out of order. Go back to work,'" Ripu said. "But we quickly understood that there was a fire. As we again ran for the exit point we found it locked from outside, and it was too late." Ripu said he jumped from a second-floor window and suffered minor injuries. Another surviving worker, Yeamin, who uses only one name, said fire extinguishers in the factory didn't work, "So these were meant just to impress the buyers or authority."

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Bangladesh clothing factory fire comes amid preparations to mourn other deaths
Mon November 26, 2012 - Firefighters took about four hours to control blaze in Uttara that injured 10 people; National mourning announced for people killed in Ashulia fire, Shahidullah overpass collapse; Government: Apparel factories will be closed Tuesday, prayers will be offered for victims; Police report 110 deaths in the fire at Tazreen Fashion at Ashulia

As Bangladesh prepared to mourn the deaths of more than 100 clothing factory workers, firefighters battled a blaze at another apparel factory near Dhaka on Monday. Police and witnesses said the new fire, at a 10-story clothing factory in the suburb of Uttara, began Monday morning, and firefighters took about four hours to bring it under control. "Firefighters have brought the flames under control and no one died in the incident," Brigadier Gen. Abu Nayeem Mohammad Shahidullah, director general of Bangladesh Fire Service and Civil Defense, told reporters.

The Bangladesh government, at a Cabinet meeting presided over by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, announced a period of national mourning Tuesday. The mourning will mark the Saturday deaths of factory workers in Ashulia and overpass collapse victims in Chittagong, Cabinet Secretary M. Musharraf Hossain said. The government also announced that all apparel factories would be closed Tuesday and special prayers would be offered at mosques, churches and temples. The government also ordered an investigation of the cause of the fire and the deaths, and it asked two committees to file reports within a week.

Local police said at least 10 people were injured in Uttara on Monday as they jumped from windows to flee the fire. They said the fire began on the second floor, where a large quantity of fabric and yarn were stored, and it spread immediately to the fourth floor. Meanwhile, thousands of workers from dozens of clothing factories at Ashulia took to the streets Monday morning to protest the deaths of their colleagues. The protesters blocked highway traffic and demonstrated for several hours. "We deployed huge contingents of police, and no violent incidents happened there," Dhaka District Police Superintendent Habibur Rahman told CNN.

Police reported 110 deaths in the fire at Tazreen Fashion at Ashulia. All the bodies were handed over to relatives, except for 59 charred ones that will be buried under government supervision after DNA samples are extracted. The country has around 4,500 garment factories that make clothes for brands including Tesco, Wal-Mart, JC Penney, H&M, Marks & Spencer, Kohl's and Carrefour. The sector earned $19 billion in the financial year that ended in June 2012. The state-run news agency Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha recently reported that fires kill about 6,000 people every year in Bangladesh.

http://www.cnn.com/2012/11/26/world/asia/bangladesh-fire-mourning/
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SAUER · Nov 26, 2012

leather industry in Bangladesh >
http://nibler.ru/photo/16214-cena-proizvodstva-kozhi-v-bangladesh.html
the f-ing insanitary conditions

DDD · Nov 26, 2012

Allegiance said: ↑

WOW That sounds horrible.The international community can't let it happen once again and the safety procedure has to be stricter.
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I agree. If they died out of smoke perhaps they may have went easier from intoxication rather than being burned alive I presume.

Taxcutter · Nov 26, 2012

Leather in Bangladesh unsanitary you say?

Why don't the Bangladeshis demand change?

SAUER · Nov 26, 2012

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Why don't the Bangladeshis demand change?
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Cutter it was your another rhetorical question?

Taxcutter · Nov 26, 2012

Everybody else demands change of some sort.

junobet · Nov 26, 2012

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Everybody else demands change of some sort.
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It's pretty difficult to find the time to ask for change if every single minute of your life is filled with mere struggle for survival. However, apparently Bangladeshis are hitting the roads this time. And:

"The fire has put a spotlight on global retailers that source clothes from Bangladesh, where the cost of labor is low - as little as $37 a month for some workers - and rights groups have called on big-brand firms to sign up to a fire safety program.

Wal-Mart Stores Inc, the world's largest retailer, said one of its suppliers subcontracted work to the factory without authorization and would no longer be used. A number of other retailers like Gap Inc and Nike Inc rushed to deny any relationship with the workshop. ..."
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/26/us-bangladesh-fire-idUSBRE8AP0ZF20121126

Jack Napier · Nov 26, 2012

Yup.

Massive corps treat all people as cattle.

To them, this would be like farmers losing some chickens in a barn fire.

That is how they see them, indeed, that is how they see all of those who are not SUPER WEALTHY, as they are.

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Taxcutter · Nov 26, 2012

Competition...

waltky · Nov 28, 2012

Arrests made in Bangladesh garment factory fire...

Three arrested over Bangladesh factory fire as protests rage
Thu, Nov 29, 2012 - Bangladeshi police fired rubber bullets to disperse thousands of workers who protested for a third day yesterday over the nations worst-ever factory blaze, which prompted the arrest of three plant managers.

At least 5,000 workers left their factories and joined the protests, throwing stones and streaming through the main streets of the Ashulia industrial area, just outside of Dhaka and home to 500 manufacturing outlets, police said. They were demanding justice for the fire victims and arrest of the [plant] owner, police official Faruq Ahmed told reporters, referring to a weekend blaze at the Tazreen garment factory that left 110 people dead and more than 100 injured. Industrial Police deputy director Moktar Hossain said police fired rubber bullets, tear gas and jets of hot water from a water cannon to break up the crowd. The online edition of the mass-circulated Daily Star said workers also vandalized factories and torched motorcycles, injuring at least 20 people.

More than 100 factories at Ashulia, where the Tazreen plant is located, declared an impromptu holiday for the day, fearing the protests could grow into large-scale industrial unrest. Police arrested an administrative officer, the store in-charge and a security supervisor of the factory, following charges that they told panicked workers they had nothing to worry about when the fire started. All three are mid-level managers of Tazreen. Survivors told us they did not allow the workers to escape the fire, saying it was a routine fire drill, Dhaka police chief Habibur Rahman told reporters. There are also allegations that they even padlocked doors, he added.

Two government inquiries have already been set up to establish the cause of the worst factory fire to hit Bangladeshs garment industry, which employs 3 million and is the mainstay of the economy. Rahman said police also questioned Tazreens owner, Delwar Hossain, about alleged building rules violations after inspectors found the nine-story factory only had permission for three floors. The burning factory supplied clothes to a variety of international brands, including US retail giant Wal-Mart.

A reporter searching the factory yesterday found clothing from hip-hop star Sean Combs ENYCE label, French company Teddy Smith and entries in account books indicating that the factory took orders to produce clothes for Disney and Sears. Garments and documents left behind in the factory show it was used by a host of major US and European retailers, though at least one of them Wal-Mart had been aware of safety problems. Wal-Mart blames a supplier for using Tazreen Fashions without its knowledge. Wal-Mart said it received an audit deeming the factory high risk last year and had decided to stop doing business with Tazreen, but that a supplier subcontracted work to the factory anyway. Wal-Mart said it stopped working with that supplier on Monday. Calls made to The Walt Disney Co and to Sears Holdings were not immediately returned.

http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2012/11/29/2003548911
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SAUER · Nov 28, 2012

waltky said: ↑

Arrests made in Bangladesh garment factory fire...

Three arrested over Bangladesh factory fire as protests rage
Thu, Nov 29, 2012 - Bangladeshi police fired rubber bullets to disperse thousands of workers who protested for a third day yesterday over the nation’s worst-ever factory blaze, which prompted the arrest of three plant managers.
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they are so predictable. some scapegoats + rubber bullets

pimptight · Nov 29, 2012

Factory Witness: Managers Ignored Fire
By MATTHEW MOSK and RHONDA SCHWARTZ | ABC News 13 hrs ago

An eyewitness to this week's deadly garment factory fire in Bangladesh, which killed 112 workers, claimed that managers lowered gates to prevent employees from leaving because they thought it was a false alarm.

"Our production manager ... pulled down the collapsible gate on the third floor, forcing us to continue working," the witness said, according to an account of the Tazreen Factory fire shared with ABC News Tuesday night by Institute for Global Labour and Human Rights.

"We pleaded with him to let us out, but [he] assured us that nothing was wrong and we should keep working," the witness said. "He told us not to listen to any rumors. He said again, 'Nothing has happened, just keep working.'"

An official with the Institute for Global Labour and Human Rights, a group that has been highly critical of the garment industry and has lobbied for safety improvements, said they were withholding the witness's name to protect him from reprisals.

The account is part of a growing effort by advocacy and labor groups to demand safety reforms in Bangladesh, where high-rise factory fires have killed hundreds of workers in recent years.

Over the past several days, the names of the American brands that were relying on the Tazreen factory to produce t-shirts, fleece, jeans and other garments have become more clear. Photos taken by workers showed labels for Wal-Mart's private label, Faded Glory, in the burned-out remains along with clothing for a number of other U.S. labels, including a clothing line by music mogul Sean Combs called ENYCE, and clothing by the workwear brand Dickies.

Late Tuesday the Associated Press reported that The Walt Disney Company was also among the brands manufactured at the factory and Wednesday published photos from the factory of what it said were labels from Disney Mickey Mouse sweatshirts. For its original report on the factory fire, ABC News was told by a Disney representative that the company's third party supplier assured them none of their orders had been placed at the Tazreen factory.

"We extend our deepest sympathies to the families who have lost loved ones in this horrific tragedy," a Disney spokesperson said Wednesday in response to the AP story. "Our records indicate that none of our licensees have been permitted to manufacture Disney-branded products in this facility for at least the last 12 months. We have been working collaboratively with governments, NGOs and other companies to address the issues associated with manufacturing in Bangladesh and we are committed to continuing these efforts."

A supplier for Disney, Li and Fung, had placed orders at the factory for ENYCE and also supplied clothing to Wal-Mart, but officials with Wal-Mart would not say if Li and Fung had been responsible for placing their orders with Tazreen.

A Wal-Mart spokesman said the company terminated a contract with a middle man because the company had prohibited its suppliers from using Tazreen. A Wal-Mart audit from 2011, which was posted online, showed the factory had serious safety issues that needed to be addressed. The AP also reported clothes made for Sears had been discovered at the factory. A spokesperson for Sears told ABC News Monday that "any merchandise found at that factory should not have been manufactured there, and we are currently investigating further."

Li and Fung, the Hong Kong-based supplier that had placed orders at Tazreen, published a statement on its website pledging to pay relatives of each victim $1,200. Wal-Mart and ENYCE did not respond to questions about whether the companies planned to assist victims of the fire.

Bangladesh's interior minister, Mohiuddin Khan Alamgir, said Tuesday officials had concluded the fire was the result of sabotage, according to published reports.
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http://news.yahoo.com/bangladesh-fa...ored-fire-145150127--abc-news-topstories.html

waltky · Dec 5, 2012

Granny says, "Dem poor lil' Bangladeshi's - dey's not just poor but now dey also out of work...

Bangladesh fire victims want old jobs back
Tue, Dec 04, 2012 - EARNING A LIVING: Garment work can provide a stable income for young, uneducated rural women in a country where almost one-third of people live in extreme poverty

Major retailers have disavowed the Bangladesh garment factory where 112 workers died in a fire last month, but the survivors of the fire have not. They cannot afford to. Factories like the one gutted on Nov. 24 are a rare lifeline in a desperately poor country, and now many of the more than 1,200 surviving employees have no work and few prospects. Even Dipa Akter, who was injured jumping from a third-story window through a hole made by breaking apart an exhaust fan, wants to go back to the Tazreen Fashions Ltd factory. “If the factory owner reopens the factory sometime soon, we will work again here,” the 19-year-old said. “If it’s closed for long, we have to think of alternatives.” Akter spent 25 minutes trying to get down the smoke-filled stairs before jumping, which she said was “the only option other than being burned.” Now bandages cover her left leg and she can’t walk properly. However, without this job she would either be a housemaid or jobless in her home village, she said.

Almost one-third of Bangladesh’s 150 million people live in extreme poverty. Garment work is one of the few paths to secure a stable income, collect some savings and send money to family — especially for young, uneducated rural women, who are already trained to make clothes at home. The industry has given women in the conservative nation an accepted opportunity to leave their homes and join the main workforce. “I have a life here,” Akter said. “I have a timetable to wake up in the morning and I know when I should go to bed.” Akter made about 4,550 takas (US$57) a month sewing pants, shirts and nightgowns. Her husband makes about the same at another factory, but she said it is impossible for them to survive on just his salary. The landlord is demanding rent and she has bills at a grocery shop. “I am in big trouble because I don’t have any savings,” Akter said.

The government announced on Saturday that it would give 200,000 takas to the families of those who died in the fire and 50,000 takas to the injured. It also said uninjured workers would get their wages for last month, but many employees are demanding four months’ salary as compensation. It is not yet clear when, or even if, Tazreen will rebuild the factory. “If I am not compensated, I have to start begging. I have to move to the street,” said Ferdousy, a worker who uses only one name. With overtime, the 20-year-old earned up to 7,000 takas a month from Tazreen as a sewing machine operator. She fled the factory unharmed by bolting out as soon as the fire alarm went off, ignoring her supervisors’ insistence that she stay at her station. However, now she needs to work again, or to be compensated while the company rebuilds. Her husband needs treatment for asthma and is too sick to work. Her two children need food. The rent needs to be paid. “I worked hard to support my family. I always tried to cross my production targets so I could earn extra money to support my family, but now I have no place to go,” she said.

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waltky · Dec 17, 2012

Owner found negligent in Bangladesh garment factory fire...

Bangladesh probe: Fire sabotage, owner negligent
Dec 17,`12 -- A Bangladesh government committee investigating the garment factory fire that killed 112 people last month said in its findings Monday that the blaze was sabotage, probably by someone who worked there.

But the panel said that no matter who set the fire, the owner of the factory also should be punished for the deaths because he neglected worker safety. "If someone is responsible for such a huge number of deaths, that's him. He has failed to ensure safety," committee head Mainuddin Khandaker said of factory owner Delwar Hossain. Some government and garment industry officials had alleged soon after the Nov. 24 fire that it was an act of sabotage, though a fire official said casualties would have been greatly reduced if the factory had followed safety rules.

The factory lacked emergency exits and Hossain has said only three floors of the eight-story building were legally built. Surviving employees said gates had been locked and managers had told them to go back to work after the fire alarm went off. The four-member committee submitted its report to the government Monday. At least two other investigations are continuing.

Khandaker, an official with the Ministry of Home Affairs, told The Associated Press that committee members believe some people who worked at the factory were involved in the sabotage. "Otherwise, how come they locked the gates? How come they asked the workers to go back to work even after the fire alarm?" he said. Three factory officials suspected of locking workers inside the building were arrested days after the fire and remain in custody.

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