{{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.}}<\/p>\n
Tens of thousands of people gathered at the site, some of them weeping survivors, some searching for family members. <\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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. <\/p>\n
Brig. Gen. Mohammed Siddiqul Alam Shikder said another 600 survivors had been rescued.<\/p>\n
Reports indicated the death toll could rise.<\/p>\n
AP<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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