孟加拉国制衣厂大火死7人

Officials in Bangladesh say at least seven people died in a fire in a garment factory in the capital late Wednesday.

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The fire erupted in the Tung Hai Sweater Factory in Dhaka's Mirpur district after most workers had gone home.

Authorities say police and garment factory officials were holding a meeting in the 11-story building when the fire broke out.

Earlier Wednesday, the Bangladesh government said it had shut down 18 garment factories for safety reasons following the April 24 collapse of a building housing five garment factories. The death toll from that incident has risen to more than 800.

Bangladesh's $20-billion textile industry accounts for nearly 80 percent of the country's exports.孟加拉国官员说，首都达卡一个制衣厂星期三晚间发生大火，导致至少7人丧生。

大火发生在达卡米尔普尔区内的东海毛衣厂，当时大多数工人都已下班回家。

当局说，火灾发生时，警方和工厂官员正在这座高11层的大楼里开会。

星期三早些时候，孟加拉国政府说，由于安全因素，他们关闭了18家制衣厂。之前在4月24日一栋容纳5家制衣厂的大楼坍塌，造成的死亡人数目前已经超过800人。

孟加拉国产值200亿美元的纺织业占其出口总额近80%。