Army says 32 dead in Bangladesh building collapse

SAVAR, Bangladesh (AP) ? An eight-story building housing several garment factories collapsed near Bangladesh's capital Wednesday morning, killing at least 32 people and trapping many more in the rubble, officials said.

Tens of thousands of people gathered at the site, some of them weeping survivors, some searching for family members.

The collapse stirred memories of a fatal fire in a garment factory in November that killed 112 people and raised an outcry about safety in the nation's garment industry. Bangladesh, which has about 4,000 garment factories, exports clothes to leading Western retailers.

The collapse happened about 8:30 a.m. and since garment factories in the area routinely work 24 hours a day, it appeared likely that the four housed in the building were staffed at the time.

Brig. Gen. Mohammed Siddiqul Alam Shikder said 32 people have been confirmed dead at the building in the Dhaka suburb of Savar. Another 600 survivors had been rescued, he said.

Firefighters and soldiers using drilling machines and cranes worked together with local volunteers in the search for other survivors from the building, which pancaked onto itself and stood only about two stories tall.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/army-says-32-dead-bangladesh-building-collapse-073507979.html

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