The fire ran up the floor of garment factories in Bangladesh, there is no emergency exits, killing at least 112 people, some of them from the eight-story building, in which the major global retailers, they make clothes.
Investigators suspect a short circuit caused the fire Saturday night in the capital city of Dhaka, said the major, director of operations of the fire department, Mohammad Mahboob.
The factory has Tazreen Fashion Co., Ltd., Tuba Group subsidiary, which makes companies such as Wal-Mart, IKEA's products in the United States and Europe.
Wal-Mart said it had stopped working nearly 50 Bengal factory, because of the risk of fire. Last year assessment Tazreen of retailers rated as "high risk", but Wal-Mart said Monday it does not know whether it is still purchase the product at the factory.
Firefighters jumped to escape from the factories and more than 12 people died in hospital after the fire building recovery of at least 100 bodies, Mahboob told The Associated Press on Sunday.
Mahboob said: "by outside the factory and at least one emergency exit, the casualties have been much lower,".
Local media reports said that as many as 124 people were killed.
Army soldiers and border guards to help maintain order, hundreds of thousands of factory workers gathered onlookers and anxious relatives, Mahboob said.
The relatives of the workers frantically looking for their loved ones. Yasmine's Sabina said, she saw the body of her daughter-in-law, but has not seen her son, who also has a trace.
"Oh, God, my soul where?, My son?" Cried Yasmine, who works in another factory in the area. "I hope that the owner of the factory was hanged for him, many people are dead, many people are gone."
Whether Tazreen owners or Large Group officials to comment on the matter.
Tazreen been given the security level of "high risk", May 16, 2011, the Ethical Sourcing assessors Wal-Mart conducted our audit files, released under the Tuba Group website. It did not specify what led to the rating.
Wal-Mart spokesman Kevin Gardner said the online documentation to orange, or "high risk" assessment, in May 2011, after the August 2011 report after inspection of the check and yellow or "moderate risk" involved to the factory. Said in a letter in August 2011, Wal-Mart will carry out a check within a year.
Gardner said, this is not clear, check whether or factory is still manufactured for Wal-Mart. If the factory was named "orange" three times in two years, Wal-Mart will not be any orders for the year. The May 2011 report is an orange rating factory.
"Our thoughts are the families of the victims of the tragedy," the retailer said in a statement. "Although we are trying to determine whether the plant have a current relationship with Wal-Mart or one of our suppliers, fire safety is a very important area, Wal-Mart factory audit procedures and we are working throughout the apparel industry improve fire safety education and training in Bangladesh. "
Large Group is a major Bangladesh garment exporter, and its customers include Carrefour, IKEA, according to its website. Its factory export clothing to the United States, Germany, France, Italy and the Netherlands and other countries. Tazreen plant, opened in 2009 and employs about 1,700 people, polo shirts, fleece jacket and T-shirt.
Bangladesh has about 4,000 garment factories, many people do not have the appropriate security measures. Countries, annual revenues of approximately $ 2 billion of apparel products exported, mainly to the United States and Europe.
In its 2012 Global Responsibility Report, Wal-Mart said, "Fire Safety is still the focus of the brands and retailers purchasing from Bangladesh." Wal-Mart said it stopped working, 49 factories in Bangladesh in 2011 because of fire safety issues, and is phasing out its supplier factories production is regarded as a high risk from the building.
Mahboob said the fire broke out on the first floor, which is used as a warehouse, and quickly spread to the higher floors. Retreat to the roofs of many of the workers were rescued, he said. But, he said, no emergency exit outside the building, many of the victims were trapped, and firefighters recovered 69 bodies from the second floor alone.
Mahboob said: "The factory has three staircases, all people through the underground. "As a result, workers can not come out, the fire engulfed the building."
Many of the victims were burnt beyond recognition. The line's body was in a nearby school. Many of them were handed over to the family, and unclaimed victims were rushed to Dhaka Medical College identification.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina expressed shock at the loss of so many lives.
Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association, said it will stand to the victims' families and the families of the victims of 100,000 taka ($ 1,250). The acting president of the Association, Siddiqur Rahman said in a late-night talk show on Monday morning, Tazreen master, in order to meet the representatives of the groups later in the day.
"We will discuss what other things we can do the families of the victims," Rahman said, RTV, a private television station. "We worry about what happened, and we hope to discuss all the details of this meeting."
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