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Factory blast survivors say exit was locked

The fire alarm was waved off by managers.

Factory blast survivors say exit was locked

Tue, 27 Nov, 2012 - 00:00

Farid Hossain, Bangladesh

An exit door was locked. The fire extinguishers were not working and apparently “meant just to impress” inspectors and customers.

That is the picture survivors paint of the garment-factory fire that killed 112 people over the weekend.

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