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Rana Plaza Collapse, Bangladesh- 24th April 2013

On 24 April 2013, Rana plaza in Savar housing, Dhaka collapsed killing 1,134 and injuring more than 2500 people ( different source mentions a different number of deaths and injured). This building had done illegal extension of floor reaching 9 floors. There were five garment factories, shops, banks in this plaza. The factories in this plaza were producing garments for international brands i.e. Inditex (ZARA), … Continue reading Rana Plaza Collapse, Bangladesh- 24th April 2013

Chemical Plant Explosion in China

On 21st March, 2019, around 15:00 an explosion occurred in Jiangsu Tianjiayi Chemical Plant. Some take away points from this Environmental Disaster are as follows: This accident killed almost 78 and injured more than 600 people Cause of this accident is not under investigation According to one survivor, fire started from a Methane Truck and spread to benzene storage area that caused explosion It took … Continue reading Chemical Plant Explosion in China