Friday, July 09, 2021

Triangle Shirtwaist fire, again

 ...in Bangladesh.  52 are confirmed dead in a factory fire, 26 injured, and the top two floors of the five story building have yet to be investigated.  It's the latest in a series of nasty industrial incidents (not accidents, they were forseeable) in the country.

Of course, with the condo collapse in Florida that's most likely killed about 150 people, we ought not point fingers too eagerly here in our country.  It's a sad and terrifying reminder that we may not be able to take for granted that "responsible parties" are caring for our safety.  I may not be able to totally prevent issues, but I can draw attention to things like cracked concrete and doors that are blocked or (illegally) locked.

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