Friday, April 26, 2013 6:37:48 AM
Bangladesh Factory Disaster: Police Fire Teargas to Quell Rana Plaza Protests
Rescue attempts grind to halt as battles erupt in Dhaka between police and protesters
By Gareth Platt - April 26, 2013 11:03 AM GMT
The scene of Dhaka factory collapse remains blighted by choas and recrimination. [Reuters]
Fire crews stopped attempts to rescue survivors from the rubble of a collapsed clothing factory in Bangladesh after violence erupted between protesters and police.
Hundreds of workers are still unaccounted for in the rubble but rescuers had to halt their search for two hours as protests raged around them. The death toll from the collapse has passed 300.
According to police sources, 50 people were injured in clashes.
Police fired teargas at protesters, who were angry that rescuers were not working fast enough to find and identify bodies or survivors in the rubble of the Rana Plaza complex.
A mob massed on the fringe of the complex were also protesting against the unsafe conditions which led to the building's collapse and the heavy-handed tactics used by police to maintain order.
Majid Mia, who had been waiting for news of his missing daughter Minara, told the Guardian: "The police barred us from going near the spot and when we protested, starting hitting us with sticks.
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"When some men pelted the police with stones, they fired teargas."
More than 2,200 people have been rescued. About 3,000 people were thought to be working in the building when it gave way.
Although a number of workers have been found alive beneath the debris and pulled to safety, others have been so severely injured that time is running out on getting them out of the wreckage.
"We want to go inside the building and find our people now. They will die if we don't find them soon," Shahinur Rahman, whose mother is missing, told CBS.
Retail giant Primark, which sold clothes made at Rana Plaza, has been urged to sign up to a new safety agreement in the wake of the disaster.
A group of NGOs have implored the budget retailer to sign the Bangladesh Fire and Safety Agreement, which would make independent building inspections of factories mandatory.
Within hours of the collapse, it emerged that a large crack in the building's wall was detected less than 24 hours earlier .. http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/460961/20130424/bangladesh-dhaka-building-collapse-wake-up-call.htm .. but the owner decided to keep the building open - even after engineers ordered its evacuation.
"Workers expressed concerns about the building and nothing was done," Liana Foxvog, of the International Labor Rights Forum (ILRF), told IBTimes UK.
To report problems or to leave feedback about this article, e-mail: g.platt@ibtimes.co.uk
To contact the editor, e-mail: editor@ibtimes.co.uk
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/461683/20130426/bangladesh-factory-rana-plaza-police-tear-gas.htm
.. not surprisingly the cockroach factory owner is in hiding ..
Bangladesh Factory Building Collapse "Raw Footage"
Published on Apr 24, 2013
An eight-storey block housing factories and a shopping center collapsed on the outskirts of the Bangladeshi capital on Wednesday, killing more than 70 people and injuring hundreds, a government official said.
Fire fighters and army personnel worked frantically through the morning at the Rana Plaza building in Savar, 30 km (19 miles) outside Dhaka, to rescue people trapped inside.
One fireman told Reuters that about 2,000 people were in the building when the upper floors jolted down on top of each other.
Bangladesh's booming garment industry has been plagued by fires and other accidents for years, despite a drive to improve safety standards. In November last year, 112 workers were killed in a blaze at a factory in an industrial suburb of Dhaka.
"It looks like an earthquake has struck here," said one resident as he looked on at the chaotic scene of smashed concrete and ambulances making their way through the crowds of workers and wailing relatives of those still inside.
"I was at work on the third floor, and then suddenly I heard a deafening sound, but couldn't understand what was happening. I ran and was hit by something on my head," said Sohra Begum a worker at one of the garment factories.
M.M. Niazuddin, the government's health secretary, told Reuters that at least 76 people were confirmed dead. Another official said hundreds were being treated for injuries.
Mohammad Asaduzzaman, in charge of the area's police station, said factory owners appeared to have ignored a warning not to allow their workers into the building after a crack was detected in the block on Tuesday.
Buildings in the crowded city of Dhaka are sometimes erected without permission and many do not comply with construction regulations. Dozens died when a garment factory collapsed in the same area eight years ago.
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Bangladesh Garment Factory Fire Leaves 112 Dead - ABCNews ABCNews
Published on Nov 25, 2012
Lack of fire exits cause major death toll after fire Saturday evening.
.. made clothes for major American stores including Walmart (who actually warned of dangerous conditions last year
2010? in letter posted on website of factory owner) .. Sears .. more than 600 garment factory deaths in 5 years ..
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Bangladesh factory collapse: Who really pays for our cheap clothes?
By Anna McMullen, special for CNN - April 26, 2013 -- Updated 1003 GMT (1803 HKT)
Bangladeshi firefighters carry the body of a dead garment worker pulled from the rubble after an eight-storey building collapsed in Savar, on the outskirts of Dhaka, on April 25, 2013. Survivors cried out to rescuers April 25 from the rubble of a block of garment factories in Bangladesh that collapsed killing 175 people, sparking criticism of their Western clients. AFP PHOTO/Munir uz ZAMAN (Photo credit should read MUNIR UZ ZAMAN/AFP/Getty Images)
http://edition.cnn.com/2013/04/25/opinion/bangladesh-factory-collapse-opinion/?hpt=hp_c1
Rescue attempts grind to halt as battles erupt in Dhaka between police and protesters
By Gareth Platt - April 26, 2013 11:03 AM GMT
The scene of Dhaka factory collapse remains blighted by choas and recrimination. [Reuters]
Fire crews stopped attempts to rescue survivors from the rubble of a collapsed clothing factory in Bangladesh after violence erupted between protesters and police.
Hundreds of workers are still unaccounted for in the rubble but rescuers had to halt their search for two hours as protests raged around them. The death toll from the collapse has passed 300.
According to police sources, 50 people were injured in clashes.
Police fired teargas at protesters, who were angry that rescuers were not working fast enough to find and identify bodies or survivors in the rubble of the Rana Plaza complex.
A mob massed on the fringe of the complex were also protesting against the unsafe conditions which led to the building's collapse and the heavy-handed tactics used by police to maintain order.
Majid Mia, who had been waiting for news of his missing daughter Minara, told the Guardian: "The police barred us from going near the spot and when we protested, starting hitting us with sticks.
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"When some men pelted the police with stones, they fired teargas."
More than 2,200 people have been rescued. About 3,000 people were thought to be working in the building when it gave way.
Although a number of workers have been found alive beneath the debris and pulled to safety, others have been so severely injured that time is running out on getting them out of the wreckage.
"We want to go inside the building and find our people now. They will die if we don't find them soon," Shahinur Rahman, whose mother is missing, told CBS.
Retail giant Primark, which sold clothes made at Rana Plaza, has been urged to sign up to a new safety agreement in the wake of the disaster.
A group of NGOs have implored the budget retailer to sign the Bangladesh Fire and Safety Agreement, which would make independent building inspections of factories mandatory.
Within hours of the collapse, it emerged that a large crack in the building's wall was detected less than 24 hours earlier .. http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/460961/20130424/bangladesh-dhaka-building-collapse-wake-up-call.htm .. but the owner decided to keep the building open - even after engineers ordered its evacuation.
"Workers expressed concerns about the building and nothing was done," Liana Foxvog, of the International Labor Rights Forum (ILRF), told IBTimes UK.
To report problems or to leave feedback about this article, e-mail: g.platt@ibtimes.co.uk
To contact the editor, e-mail: editor@ibtimes.co.uk
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/461683/20130426/bangladesh-factory-rana-plaza-police-tear-gas.htm
.. not surprisingly the cockroach factory owner is in hiding ..
Bangladesh Factory Building Collapse "Raw Footage"
Published on Apr 24, 2013
An eight-storey block housing factories and a shopping center collapsed on the outskirts of the Bangladeshi capital on Wednesday, killing more than 70 people and injuring hundreds, a government official said.
Fire fighters and army personnel worked frantically through the morning at the Rana Plaza building in Savar, 30 km (19 miles) outside Dhaka, to rescue people trapped inside.
One fireman told Reuters that about 2,000 people were in the building when the upper floors jolted down on top of each other.
Bangladesh's booming garment industry has been plagued by fires and other accidents for years, despite a drive to improve safety standards. In November last year, 112 workers were killed in a blaze at a factory in an industrial suburb of Dhaka.
"It looks like an earthquake has struck here," said one resident as he looked on at the chaotic scene of smashed concrete and ambulances making their way through the crowds of workers and wailing relatives of those still inside.
"I was at work on the third floor, and then suddenly I heard a deafening sound, but couldn't understand what was happening. I ran and was hit by something on my head," said Sohra Begum a worker at one of the garment factories.
M.M. Niazuddin, the government's health secretary, told Reuters that at least 76 people were confirmed dead. Another official said hundreds were being treated for injuries.
Mohammad Asaduzzaman, in charge of the area's police station, said factory owners appeared to have ignored a warning not to allow their workers into the building after a crack was detected in the block on Tuesday.
Buildings in the crowded city of Dhaka are sometimes erected without permission and many do not comply with construction regulations. Dozens died when a garment factory collapsed in the same area eight years ago.
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Bangladesh Garment Factory Fire Leaves 112 Dead - ABCNews ABCNews
Published on Nov 25, 2012
Lack of fire exits cause major death toll after fire Saturday evening.
.. made clothes for major American stores including Walmart (who actually warned of dangerous conditions last year
2010? in letter posted on website of factory owner) .. Sears .. more than 600 garment factory deaths in 5 years ..
======
Bangladesh factory collapse: Who really pays for our cheap clothes?
By Anna McMullen, special for CNN - April 26, 2013 -- Updated 1003 GMT (1803 HKT)
Bangladeshi firefighters carry the body of a dead garment worker pulled from the rubble after an eight-storey building collapsed in Savar, on the outskirts of Dhaka, on April 25, 2013. Survivors cried out to rescuers April 25 from the rubble of a block of garment factories in Bangladesh that collapsed killing 175 people, sparking criticism of their Western clients. AFP PHOTO/Munir uz ZAMAN (Photo credit should read MUNIR UZ ZAMAN/AFP/Getty Images)
http://edition.cnn.com/2013/04/25/opinion/bangladesh-factory-collapse-opinion/?hpt=hp_c1
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