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Factories in Pakistan 's two largest cities of Karachi and Lahore caught fire on 11 September 2012. The fires occurred in a textile factory in the western part of Karachi and in a shoe factory in Lahore. The fires are considered to be the most deadly and worst industrial factory fires in Pakistan's history, [3] killing 289 people and seriously ...
Casualties. 117–124 dead [1][2] 200+ injured. The 2012 Dhaka garment factory fire broke out on 24 November 2012, in the Tazreen Fashion factory in the Ashulia district on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh. [3] At least 117 people were confirmed dead in the fire, and over 200 were injured, [1] making it the deadliest factory fire in the ...
On 24 November 2012, a garment factory fire killed at least 112 people. The factory-made clothes for US and European companies and were faulted for negligent safety standards. [ 1 ] Walmart and Sears , two of the companies who contracted work from this factory, refused to compensate victims.
At least 18 people were killed and up to 150 trapped on Wednesday when a factory collapsed near the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore. Pakistan factory collapses, killing at least 18, scores ...
Other garment factory disasters: Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire (1911) Pakistan garment factory fires (2012) Other building collapses: Pemberton Mill (1860 collapse) Collapse of Hotel New World (1986) Sampoong Department Store collapse (1995) Collapse of the World Trade Center (2001) Thane building collapse (2013) Riga supermarket roof ...
September 11 – 2012 Pakistan garment factory fires. A fire in a Karachi garment factory killed at least 312 workers. [88] [89] September 11 – 2012 Pakistan garment factory fires. A fire in a Lahore shoe factory killed 25 workers. [90] October 23 – An arson at the Beinan Branch of Xinyang Hospital, Taiwan, killed 13 patients.
2021 Obour clothing factory fire; ... 2005 Dhaka garment factory collapse; 2012 Dhaka garment factory fire; K. ... 2012 Pakistan factory fires; 28 October 2009 ...
Pakistan is the eighth largest exporter of textile commodities in Asia. Its contribution to the economy is approximately 8.5% of the total GDP. The textile sector employs about 45% of the total labor force in the country. In 2017-2018, Pakistan exported $3.5 billion worth of cotton, accounting for 6.5% of the world’s total cotton exports.