Thursday, December 20, 2012

Fire Kills 112 Workers at Bangladesh Garment-Maker | Synopsis

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Fire Kills 112 Workers at Bangladesh Garment-Maker

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Fire raced up the floors of a garment factory in Bangladesh, killing at least 112 people, many of them trapped in the eight-story building with no emergency exits where they make clothes for major global retailers. The factory outside the capital, Dhaka, is owned by Tazreen Fashions Ltd. , a subsidiary of the Tuba Group, which makes products for Wal-Mart and other companies in the U.S. and Europe. Firefighters recovered at least 100 bodies from the factory and 12 more people died at hospitals after jumping from the building to escape, Maj. Mohammad Mahbub, fire department operations director, told The Associated Press on Sunday. Local media reported that up to 124 people were killed. The cause of the blaze that began late Saturday was not immediately clear, and authorities ordered an investigation.

People:

Maj. Mohammad Mahbub

Overall Sentiment: -0.121656

Relevance: 0.282264

Kevin Gardner

Overall Sentiment: -0.0410499

Relevance: 0.238633

SentimentQuote
0.0455148Kevin Gardner said online documents indicating an orange or "high risk" ...
0.019552Kevin Gardner said online documents indicating an orange or "high risk" assessment after the May 2011 inspection and a yellow or "medium risk"
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 2
  • Aggregate Sentiment: 0.0650668
  • Mean: 0.0325334
  • Standard Deviation: 1.7320508075689

Sabina Yasmine

Overall Sentiment: -0.0629952

Relevance: 0.209851

SentimentQuote
-0.0435291"Oh, Allah, where's my soul? Where's my son?" wailed Yasmine, ...
0"Oh, Allah, where's my soul? Where's my son?" wailed Yasmine, who works at another factory in the area. "I want the factory owner to be hanged. For him, many have died, many have gone."
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 2
  • Aggregate Sentiment: -0.0435291
  • Mean: -0.02176455
  • Standard Deviation: 0

Tazreen

Overall Sentiment: 0.0864747

Relevance: 0.19037

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Additional Info:

Company: Wal-Mart

Overall Sentiment: 0.0419756

Relevance: 0.673032

Company: Tuba Group

Overall Sentiment: 0.0418421

Relevance: 0.403639

Facility: Tazreen factory

Overall Sentiment: -0.143014

Relevance: 0.86538

Country: Bangladesh

Overall Sentiment: -0.208443

Relevance: 0.341041

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