This article may be excessively based on contemporary reporting. (March 2024) |
Date | 24 November 2012 |
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Location | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
Coordinates | 23°55′46″N 90°18′45″E / 23.9295°N 90.3126°E |
Casualties | |
117–124 dead[1][2] | |
200+ injured |
The 2012 Dhaka garment factory fire broke out on 24 November 2012, in the Tazreen Fashion factory in the Ashulia district on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh.[3] At least 117 people were confirmed dead in the fire, and over 200 were injured,[1] making it the deadliest factory fire in the nation's history.[4] The cause of the fire was not determined. It was initially presumed to be caused by an electrical short circuit, the cause of 80% of factory fires in Bangladesh. A widely criticized government report alleged an act of "sabotage", without identifying who committed it or why.[5] This fire and others similar to it have led to numerous proposed reforms in workers' rights and safety laws in Bangladesh.[6][7]