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100 Killed in Bangladesh Factory Fire

Posted November 25th, 2012 at 2:45 am (UTC-5)
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Officials in Bangladesh say a fire at a garment factory has killed at least 100 people, mostly women. Authorities say the death toll could rise. Rescue workers found the bodies early Sunday. Authorities say the blaze broke out on the ground floor of the nine-story building Saturday night in the Tazreen Fashions factory outside the […]

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18 Dead, 5 Missing in China Mine Blast

Posted November 25th, 2012 at 2:25 am (UTC-5)
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China’s official news agency says 18 people were killed and at least five remain missing after an explosion in a coal mine. The Xinhua news agency reported that there were 28 workers underground Saturday in the state-owned Xiangshi coal mine in southeastern Guizhou province when the coal and gas explosion hit at about 11 a.m. […]

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100 Killed in Bangladesh Factory Fire

Posted November 25th, 2012 at 2:15 am (UTC-5)
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Bangladesh officials say a fire at a garment factory has killed at least 100 people. Rescue workers found the bodies early Sunday. Authorities say the blaze broke out Saturday night in the Tazreen Fashions factory outside Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. Various reports say many workers were trapped on upper floors of the multi-story building. […]

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100 Killed in Bangladesh Factory Fire

Posted November 25th, 2012 at 12:25 am (UTC-5)
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Bangladesh officials say a fire at a garment factory has killed at least 100 people. Rescue workers found the bodies early Sunday. Authorities say the blaze broke out Saturday night in the Tazreen Fashions factory outside Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. Some reports say many workers were trapped on upper floors of the building, and […]

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