An eight-story building housing several garment factories collapsed near Bangladesh’s capital Wednesday morning, killing at least 70 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 at a garment factory in November that killed 112 people and raised an outcry about safety in the nation’s garment industry.
Health Minister A.F.M. Ruhal Haque said that by Wednesday afternoon 70 people had been confirmed dead in Wednesday’s collapse at the building in the Dhaka suburb of Savar.
Brig. Gen. Mohammed Siddiqul Alam Shikder said another 600 survivors had been rescued.
Reports indicated the death toll could rise.
AP
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