Payday Brought Hundreds to Site of Karachi Fire

September 12, 2012 from LinkAsia via Reuters

Almost a thousand people were crammed inside a garment factory in Karachi to retrieve their checks on payday when the building burst into flames. Murder charges have been brought against the factory owners as the death toll rose close to 300, yet it is believed they have fled the country. Footage from Reuters.

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Karachi is the largest city, main seaport and financial centre of Pakistan, as well as the capital of the province of Sindh. The city has an estimated population of 21 million people as of April 2012. At a density of nearly 6,000 people per square kilometre Karachi is the most... Explore this topic

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Factory was the English term for the trading posts system originally established by Europeans in foreign territories, first within different states of medieval Europe, and later in their colonial possessions. Factories served simultaneously as market, warehouse, customs, defen... Explore this topic

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