Saturday's blaze was the country's worst industrial accident since the Rana Plaza building collapse of 2013 that killed 1,135 garment sector workers, and raises further questions about Bangladesh's safety record. "Also there are huge cracks in the building, so it is very risky to enter without precautionary measures." The Rana Plaza disaster sparked demands for greater safety in the country and put the onus on foreign companies sourcing clothing from Bangladesh to act. The disaster led to the creation of two international coalitions designed to help fund improvements to building and fire safety at thousands of garment factories across Bangladesh. One official on Saturday said that the government's focus so far had been mainly on garment factories, and less so on other industries, but that was now likely to change.

Source: Egypt Independent September 11, 2016 08:48 UTC