No casualties reported after fire guts Bangladesh garment factory
by The Associated Press
Possible dispute with management may have led to arsonists torching factory near Bangladesh capital
DHAKA, Bangladesh—A fire has destroyed a nine-storey garment factory near Bangladesh’s capital, but officials say no casualties have been reported.
Fire officials say unidentified people set fire to the factory in Gazipur district after it had closed the night of Nov. 28.
Local fire official Abu Jafar told The Associated Press that no casualties have been reported because the fire happened outside of work hours.
The factory belongs to Standard Group of Companies Ltd, a Bangladeshi firm.
Jafar says 200 firefighters worked to bring the fire under control but some of them could not reach the scene immediately because angry factory workers blocked them.
Jafar says the workers had a dispute with the company management but could not provide further details.
