factory fires
Walmart Distribution Center Burns Down
There is no timetable for when the 1.2-million-square-foot facility will reopen, but Walmart says online…
No Injuries in Denim Factory Fire Outside Mumbai
The blaze destroyed the unnamed factory where large rolls of denim fabric, machinery and other equipment were…
3 Dead, 40 Injured in Bangladesh Footwear Factory Fire
The deadly conflagration raises new questions about factory safety in Bangladesh ahead of the anniversary of…
Fire Shuts Down Alpargatas Footwear Factory in Brazil
A Monday fire shuts down a Brazilian footwear factory owned by Algarpatas, which recently bought a stake in…
Five Die, Six Injured in Istanbul Textiles Factory Fire
Four of the workers who died in the fire were Syrian immigrants, a population labor campaigners say the…
Portland Garment Factory Breaks New Ground After Fire
Half a year after an arsonist torched its decade-old factory, the Oregon-based garment manufacturer is…
Pakistan’s Own 9/11 Disaster Still Haunts Garment Sector
After the fire at Ali Enterprises killed 250 workers and injured 60 more, Pakistan's garment industry is no…
Fire Roars Through Bangladesh Leather Factory
A fire has destroyed a leather factory in the Bangladeshi city of Narayanganj less than a month after a…
Four People Missing in Delhi Shoe Factory Fire
Several people are feared missing after a fire broke out at a shoe factory warehouse in Delhi, India, drawing…
Arson Suspect Arrested in Portland Garment Factory Fire
A woman suspected of starting a fire that ravaged a garment factory in Oregon's largest city in April has…
34 Myanmar Protestors Face Jail and Hard Labor for Torching Garment Factories
A Myanmar military tribunal sentenced dozens to 20 years in jail with hard labor for arson attacks on…
Fires Everywhere as Pivotal Worker Safety Pact Trapped in Limbo
The garment industry is in flames, both literally and figuratively, at a pivotal time for worker safety in…
Four Garment Workers in India Missing Following Fire
This past month has been marked by garment factory fires that have bolstered calls by labor advocates for a…
3 More Fashion Factory Fires Underscore Urgent Need for Safety Strategy
Fires in Bangladesh, Pakistan and India over the past week have fanned calls by labor advocates for a legally…
Fires Wreck Garment Factories in South Africa, Philippines, Pakistan
Fires that continue to plague the global garment industry lend credence to calls by labor advocates for a…