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Why Efforts to Stop Bangladesh Factory Fires Have Failed

About a year and a half before a fire at a clothing factory in Bangladesh killed 112 people in November, executives from Wal-Mart, Gap and other big retailers met nearby to discuss ways to prevent the unsafe working conditions that …

Report: Fire Inspections Lax at Some Rhode Island City Schools

Providence, R.I., fire officials have failed to perform state-mandated yearly inspections at city schools, some of which haven’t been inspected in several years. Records obtained by WJAR-TV show that 16 city schools had fire safety inspections at least five years …