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Bangladesh: fatalities in clothing factory blast

04/07/2017

An explosion at a clothes factory in Bangladesh has killed 13 workers, according to local press, and injured dozens. The boiler explosion happened at a plant operated by Multifabs in Dhaka, a supplier to European retailers, said officials. An investigation is under way. The Clean Clothes Campaign said in a statement: "Boilers are currently not...

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