Summary The death toll at the Bangladesh garment factory has reached 250.
DHAKA (AFP) - The death toll from Bangladesh s worst industrial disaster reached 250 on Thursday after rescue workers pulled out more bodies from the rubble of a factory compound.
"The death toll is now 250," Moshiuddowla Reza, a senior police officer of Dhaka district, told AFP from the disaster site, adding more bodies were being recovered and that most of those who died are female garments workers.
Survivors described a deafening bang and tremors before the eight-floor building, where most of the employees were women, crashed all around them. Dhaka District police chief Habibur Rahman said about 2,000 people had been rescued over two days.
Wednesday s disaster refocused attention on Western high-street brands that use Bangladesh as a source of low cost goods. North American and European chains including British retailer Primark and Canada s Loblaw said they were supplied by factories in the building.
