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Fire destroys Bangladeshi factory

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Kate FergusonNovember 29, 2013

A fire has torn through a ten-storey factory building in Bangladesh. Officials suspect it was started deliberately by disgruntled workers angry over a rumour police had killed a protester demanding better work conditions. Conditions for factory workers in Bangladesh are notoriously poor and workers in the country earn the lowest wages in Asia.

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