87 dead in Bangladesh garment factory collapse

87 dead in Bangladesh garment factory collapse

SAVAR, Bangladesh (AP) - An eight-story building housing several garment factories collapsed near Bangladesh’s capital today, killing at least 87 people and trapping many more under a jumbled mess of concrete. Rescuers tried to cut through the debris with earthmovers, drilling machines and their bare hands. Less than five months after a factory fire killed 112 people, the disaster again underscored the unsafe conditions in Bangladesh’s massive garment industry. Workers said they hesitated to go to work Wednesday because the building had developed such severe cracks the previous day that it had been reported on local news channels.