More than 100 people were killed and over 600 injured on Wednesday when an eight-storeyed building crumbled on the outskirts of Dhaka.
Rescued workers complained they were forced to get back to work though the building was evacuated just a day earlier after cracks appeared. Those trapped under the rubble screamed for help as rescuers scrambled to get them out. The building, ‘Rana Plaza’, collapsed around 8:45 a.m. It housed a market, several garment factories and a bank branch.
The building was found to have developed cracks Tuesday, and a day later, it went down in a huge heap of rubble, blocks of cement and bricks.
At least 107 people were killed and over 600 injured in the building collapse, reported the Daily Star. Nearly 150 people were pulled out of the rubble alive. Sohel Rana, a local who rescued several people by breaking open a window, said that cries for help were heard from under the rubble of the building.
The crash took place eight years after the collapse of Spectrum Garments in Baipail in Savar, which left 64 workers dead.
Rescued workers complained they were forced to get back to work though the building was evacuated just a day earlier after cracks appeared. Those trapped under the rubble screamed for help as rescuers scrambled to get them out. The building, ‘Rana Plaza’, collapsed around 8:45 a.m. It housed a market, several garment factories and a bank branch.
The building was found to have developed cracks Tuesday, and a day later, it went down in a huge heap of rubble, blocks of cement and bricks.
At least 107 people were killed and over 600 injured in the building collapse, reported the Daily Star. Nearly 150 people were pulled out of the rubble alive. Sohel Rana, a local who rescued several people by breaking open a window, said that cries for help were heard from under the rubble of the building.
The crash took place eight years after the collapse of Spectrum Garments in Baipail in Savar, which left 64 workers dead.