Bangladesh Factory Fire Kills 7 as Safety Concerns Renewed

A fire at a clothing factory on the outskirts of Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka killed at least seven people, renewing concern that working conditions are unsafe in the country’s $19 billion garment industry.

The death toll at Aswad Composite Mills Ltd. in Gazipur was lowered from nine as reported earlier, Police Inspector Amir Hossain told reporters last night, quoting rescuers who retrieved seven bodies from the site of the Oct. 8 fire.