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Bangladesh accuses 10 over Tampco factory fire

Xinhua, September 18, 2016 Adjust font size:

Bangladesh police have filed a case against 10 people over the disastrous factory fire that left 34 workers dead.

Ajay Kumar Chakrabarty, a police officer, filed the case over the deadly fire at the food and cigarette packaging factory in Tongi on the outskirts of capital Dhaka.

A boiler explosion resulted in the devastating fire in the Tampaco Foils Ltd on Sept. 10 at about 6:00 a.m.( local time).

Officials said 10 people including the factory's owner Syed Mokbul Hussain and his wife were named in the case.

Harun Or Rashid, a senior police officer, told journalists that investigators probing the fire incident have found "proof of negligence" by the owner in ensuring the factory's safety.

"We're going to arrest him."

In 2012, at least 112 workers were killed in a fire that razed the eight-storey Tazreen Fashion Limited, where some global brands, including U.S. retail giant Wal-Mart, were manufactured.

Months after the fire at the Tazreen Fashions factory, Bangladesh suffered a fresh blow in April 24, 2013. At least 1,131 people, mostly garment workers, were confirmed dead as an eight-story building -- Rana Plaza -- housing five garment factories collapsed at Savar on the outskirts of capital Dhaka.

Owners of both Rana Plaza and Tazreen were also charged by negligence, among other offenses. Endit