Preventing India’s Factory Disasters

Expand A fire engine stands by the site of a factory fire in in New Delhi, India, December 8, 2019. © 2019 AP Photo/Manish Swarup On Sunday morning in Delhi, a fire broke out in a factory that produced school bags. Many factory workers, migrants from other parts of India, were sleeping inside. More than 40 people, reportedly including several children, died in the blaze that burned the factory down. It’s not currently known what brands the factory produced. The Delhi police have arrested the factory and building owners, and authorities said the factory was operating without relevant permits…

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