The Tung Hai fire was the fourth disaster involving a Bangladeshi garment factory since November, when more than 100 people died in a fire at Tazreen Fashions Ltd. outside Dhaka.
An investigation held into the disaster found the fire had probably been caused by a lit cigarette dropped under the all-wooden stand, igniting litter underneath the steps.
The International Maritime Organization, which is tasked with the international supervision of passenger ships, has also been under fire in the wake of the disaster.
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In total, we have approved 52 fire management assistance grants requested by the governor during this fire season, as well as a major disaster declaration to help cover expenses from earlier emergency response efforts this past July.
The disaster, which comes after a fire in another Bangladesh factory killed 112 people last November, also highlights something just as troubling for socially conscious shoppers: It's nearly impossible to make sure the clothes you buy come from factories with safe working conditions.
The latest disaster occurred early Thursday, when a fire in an 11-story factory in Dhaka claimed eight lives, including the owner of the company, Tung Hai Group, who was holding a late-night meeting inside.
Prior to the disaster his administration had been under political fire for the slow pace of government reconstruction after the February earthquake and tsunami along Chile's south and central coast, and for his handling of a hunger strike by members of the Mapuche indigenous group of southern Chile, who are fighting for independence.
Missing altogether are the Happy Valley racecourse fire (1918), the Mid-Levels landslide disaster (1972) and the burning and sinking in the harbor of the Queen Elizabeth (1972).
The fire was Bangladesh's fourth major garment factory-related disaster since November.
The fire is Bangladesh's fourth major garment factory-related disaster since December.
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John Konrad is co-founder of Unofficial Networks, Editor In Chief of gCaptain.com, and author of the book Fire on the Horizon: The Untold Story of the Gulf Oil Disaster.
Captain John Konrad is co-founder of Unofficial Networks, Editor In Chief of gCaptain.com, and author of the book Fire on the Horizon: The Untold Story of the Gulf Oil Disaster.
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