Emergency Light Fixtures and the 2004 Bangladesh Clothing Factory Stampede
UDEC: LIGHTING THE WAY TO SAFETY
Historical Moment: Emergency Light Fixtures and the 2004 Bangladesh Factory Stampede
A fire alarm started a stampede that killed six women in a Bangladeshi clothing factory on May 3, 2004.
The women were crushed to death when hundreds of people rushed for the exits during the fire alarm. The fire, caused by a transformer exploding, was soon put out, but caused workers to panic and jam firewalls.
One worker stated that “trying to get out was terrifying; no one really knew what to do.” At least 35 people were also injured in the stampede in the six-story building in Dhaka’s Mirpur district.
Accidents in Bangladeshi clothing factories used to be commonplace until a few years ago, but with the introduction of new safety measures the situation has improved immensely.
Bangladesh earns around $5 billion a year in clothing exports. The industry employs nearly two million workers, most of whom are women.
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