A couple of Saturdays ago, as Americans visited with family, watched football, shopped for bargains, and picked at the remains of our Thanksgiving feasts, a fire broke out in an apparel factory in Bangladesh. Witnesses said the factory workers, mostly women, tried to escape as smoke and flames engulfed the plant, but the too-narrow exits trapped them. Some workers jumped from windows; others stayed put. Although fire extinguishers were available, workers had never been trained to use them. In all, 112 workers died. "Working conditions at Bangladeshi factories are notoriously poor,"
Faded Glory
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Faded Glory
A couple of Saturdays ago, as Americans visited with family, watched football, shopped for bargains, and picked at the remains of our Thanksgiving feasts, a fire broke out in an apparel factory in Bangladesh. Witnesses said the factory workers, mostly women, tried to escape as smoke and flames engulfed the plant, but the too-narrow exits trapped them. Some workers jumped from windows; others stayed put. Although fire extinguishers were available, workers had never been trained to use them. In all, 112 workers died. "Working conditions at Bangladeshi factories are notoriously poor,"