FIRES DESTROY FACTORIES IN PAKISTAN:

Sarah,

Factories in developing countries have helped lift many out of poverty.  They also cause a tremendous amount of problems.  One of these problems is unsafe working conditions. 

This week in Pakistan, two fires, one in a garment factory and one in a shoe factory, killed 314 people.

The buildings lacked fire exits and other safety precautions.  This failure is part of a larger trend in Pakistan and other developing countries in which factory owners routinely bribe local officials instead of installing expensive alarms, emergency exits, and firefighting equipment.