A huge blaze destroys a garment factory outside the Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka.<br/> <br />There were no reports of casualties, but the fire gutted a ten-storey building at Gazipur and spread to adjacent buildings.<br/> <br />Around 18,000 people worked in the factory, but most had left before the fire erupted late Thursday night.<br/> <br />Local officials say the blaze was started by angry workers, who blamed police for the death of a colleague.<br/> <br />Garments are a vital sector for Bangladesh. The country's low wages have helped it become the world's second-largest apparel exporter after China.<br/> <br />But this factory fire is the latest in a string of accidents in Bangladesh.<br/> <br />And with global concern over poor safety standards, the government and manufacturers are under pressure to reform Bangladesh's 22-billion-dollar garment industry.
