Bangladesh factory fire act of sabotage, inquiry says
Source: france24.com
A deadly blaze that swept through a Bangladesh garment factory in November was an act of sabotage, the head of an official inquiry said on Monday. A report into the fire, which killed 111 workers, did not suggest who was responsible.A fire that killed 111 workers at a Bangladesh garment factory last month was caused by sabotage and managers at the plant prevented victims from escaping, the head of an official inquiry said Monday.
"We have found that the fire that gutted Tazreen Fashion factory in Ashulia was an act of sabotage," Main Uddin Khandaker told AFP after submitting a report into the November 24 tragedy to the government.
"The statements of the witnesses revealed that it was an act of sabotage. There was no possibility of the fire originating due to an electric short-circuit or any other reason."
Khandaker did not suggest who might have carried out the sabotage or why.
He also said his inquiry team would recommend that the owner of the factory in the Ashulia industrial district near the capital Dhaka should face murder charges for gross negligence.
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