Last updated March 2018 List of Garment Factory Accidents in Bangladesh: 2013 to 20171 # Date Factory2 Status Location Accident Cause D I 1. Dec Lucky Dyeing Mills, Ltd. Dhaka Fire Unknown 0 0 2017 2. Nov Plummy Fashions Ltd. Accord, Narayanganj Fire Short circuit 1 0 2017 BGMEA 3. Oct Hope Lane Garments Gazipur Fire Coil 0 2 2017 4. Sep Ideal Textile Mills Munshiganj Fire Sparks from welding combined with 6 0 2017 chemicals stored nearby 5. Sept Unnamed belt making factory Dhaka Fire Short circuit 0 3 2017 6. Feb Unnamed garment factory Narayanganj Fire Unknown 0 0 2017 7. Aug Four jhut (apparel waste) Ashulia Fire Unknown 0 0 2017 warehouses 8. July Medlar Apparels Ltd. Accord, Savar Fire Unknown 0 8 2017 Alliance, BGMEA, DIFE 9. July Multifabs Ltd. Accord, Gazipur Boiler Boiler expired 13 50 2017 BKMEA, BGMEA, DIFE 10. Jun Tomizuddin Textile Mills Gazipur Fire Unknown 0 0 2017 11. Jun Pakiza Knit Composite Ltd. Accord, Savar Fire Unknown 0 21 2017 BGMEA, DIFE 12. May Far East Knitting and Dyeing Ind. Ltd. BGMEA Gazipur Fire Unknown 0 0 2017 13. May Z R Sweaters BGMEA, Gazipur Fire Short circuit 0 0 2017 BKMEA 14. Apr Combined Apparels Ltd. BGMEA Gazipur Fire Short circuit 0 0 2017 1 Last updated March 2018 15. Apr JK Fashions DIFE Dhaka Fire Unknown 0 0 2017 16. Mar BG Altex RMG factory, Darus Salam Dhaka Fire Unknown 0 0 2017 17. Feb Unnamed shoe factory Dhaka Fire Chemical fire 0 0 2017 18. Feb Sinha Opex Group Accord, Narayanganj Fire Unknown 0 0 2017 BGMEA, DIFE 19. Jan Unnamed shoe factory Bangshal Fire Candle 0 3 2017 20. Jan Anlima Textiles Accord, Savar Fire Machine caught fire, stampede 0 15 2017 BGMEA, DIFE 21. Dec Unnamed garment factory and four Gazipur Boiler Boiler explosion 0 5 2016 garment waste storage 22. Dec Bikon Knitwears Gazipur Fire Short circuit 0 55 2016 23. Dec Confidence Knitwear Accord, Gazipur Fire Unknown 0 2 2016 BKMEA, DIFE 24. Dec Unnamed factory Dhaka Fire Unknown 0 4 2016 25. Nov Mamun Knitwear Ltd. BGMEA, Gazipur Fire Short circuit 0 0 2016 DIFE 26. Nov Tropical Knitex Ltd. BGMEA Chittagong Fire Unknown 0 0 2016 27. Oct Jamuna Spinning Mills Accord Gazipur Fire Short circuit 0 0 2016 28. Sept TEMPAC Gazipur Boiler Boiler explosion 15 72 2016 29. Aug Saad Fashion DIFE Gazipur Fire Gas leak 0 0 2016 30. Aug Tropical Knitex Ltd. BGMEA Gazipur Fire Short circuit 0 0 2016 31. Aug Tokyo Plaza‐2 Narayanganj Fire Short circuit 0 0 2016 2 Last updated March 2018 32. July Alipara Dhaka Fire Short circuit 0 6 2016 33. Jun Satota Shoe Factory Gazipur Fire Short circuit 0 0 2016 34. Jun Nur Group BKMEA, Gazipur Fire Unknown 0 0 2016 DIFE 35. Jun Raiyan Knit Composite Ltd. BGMEA, Chandra Fire Unknown 0 12 2016 DIFE 36. Jun Target Fine Wear Ltd. Accord, Gazipur Fire Unknown 0 0 2016 BGMEA, DIFE 37. May Alema Textiles Ltd. Accord, Gazipur Fire Unknown 0 0 2016 BGMEA 38. May Mom Tex Narsingdi Fire Short circuit, flammable substances 3 5 2016 accelerated 39. May Unnamed shoe factory Dhaka Fire Cigarette 0 3 2016 40. May Tanaz Fashions Ltd. Accord, Gazipur Fire Unknown 0 10 2016 BGMEA, DIFE 41. Apr Al Muslim Group BGMEA, Savar Fire Earthquake 0 50 2016 DIFE 42. Apr Ibrahim Knit Garments (Pvt.) Ltd. Accord, Siddirganj Fire Unknown 0 0 2016 BKMEA, DIFE 43. Mar Haves Garments Chittagong Fire Unknown 0 0 2016 44. Mar Sinha Garments Narayanganj Fire Short circuit 0 0 2016 45. Mar Unnamed shoe factory Dhaka Fire Unknown but flammable substances 0 3 2016 around accelerated fire 46. Mar Vibjiur Knit Composite DIFE Narayanganj Fire Short circuit 0 0 2016 47. Mar 12 Jhut (apparel waste) warehouses Ashulia Fire Unknown 0 0 2016 48. Feb Unnamed factory Gazipur Fire Unknown 0 0 2016 3 Last updated March 2018 49. Feb Pretty Sweaters Ltd. Accord, Gacha Fire Unknown 0 0 2016 Alliance, BGMEA, DIFE 50. Feb Style Garments Dhaka Fire Short circuit 0 0 2016 51. Feb Matrix Sweaters Ltd. Accord, Gazipur Fire Short circuit 0 5 2016 Alliance, BGMEA, DIFE 52. Jan Matrix Sweaters Ltd. Accord, Gazipur Fire Unknown 0 0 2016 Alliance, BGMEA, DIFE 53. Jan Jhut (apparel waste) warehouse Dhaka Fire Unknown 0 0 2016 54. Jan Amin Dyeing Narayanganj Fire Gas leak 0 5 2016 55. Dec Al Muslim Group BGMEA, Savar Fire Short circuit 0 20 2015 DIFE 56. Dec Deco Accessories Ltd. Savar Fire Unknown 0 5 2015 57. Nov Four RMG scrap warehouses Gazipur Fire Cigarette 0 0 2015 58. Oct Unnamed cotton factory Gazipur Fire Short circuit 0 0 2015 59. Oct Ciho Fiber Ltd. Chittagong Fire Machine caught fire 0 0 2015 60. Oct Maximus Shoe Factory Dhaka Fire Short circuit 0 3 2015 61. Oct Season Dresses Ltd. Accord, Gazipur Fire Unknown 0 0 2015 BGMEA 62. Sep NAZ Bangladesh Ltd. BGMEA Gazipur Fire Machine caught fire 0 0 2015 63. Jul Akij Footwear Ltd. Ashulia Fire Short circuit and flammable substances 0 0 2015 around accelerated fire 4 Last updated March 2018 64. Jun Habitus Fashion Accord, Gazipur Fire Unknown 0 0 2015 Alliance, BGMEA 65. Jun Unnamed shoe factory Bangshal Fire Unknown 0 1 2015 66. May Dignity Textiles Mills Ltd. Accord, Gazipur Fire Short circuit 0 0 2015 BGMEA, DIFE 67. Apr Agami Washing Ltd. Gazipur Fire Gas leak 3 6 2015 68. Apr Unnamed Korean‐owned footwear Chittagong Export Fire Unknown 0 0 2015 factory Processing Zone 69. Mar Antim Knitting and Dyeing Factory Accord, Rupganj Fire Machine caught fire 0 0 2015 BKMEA, BGMEA, DIFE 70. Mar Bilash Garments Dhaka Fire Unknown 0 0 2015 71. Mar Next Collection Ltd. Accord, Savar Fire Short circuit, stampede 0 30 2015 Alliance, BGMEA, DIFE 72. Feb Nawab Spinning Mill Rupganj Fire Gas leak 8 0 2015 73. Feb Supreme Jute and Knitex Ltd. of Savar Fire Machine caught fire 4 0 2015 Hoore‐Shams Composite Textile Mills Ltd. 74. Jan Jhut (apparel waste) warehouses Ashulia Fire Short circuit 0 0 2015 75. Jan Kader Synthetic and Compact Gazipur Fire Short circuit 0 2 2015 Spinning Mill 76. Dec Legos Apparels Gazipur Fire Unknown 0 0 2014 77. Nov Fuji Garments BGMEA Savar Fire Unknown 0 0 2014 78. Oct Ishrak Spinning Mill Gazipur Fire Leakage in gas cylinder 3 0 2014 5 Last updated March 2018 79. Sep Precious Apparels Ltd. BGMEA, Chittagong Fire Unknown 0 0 2014 DIFE 80. Sep Sagar Garments Ltd. (at Precious BGMEA Chittagong Fire Unknown 0 0 2014 Apparels Ltd.) 81. Sep Mega Yarn Dyeing Mills Ltd. Accord, Gazipur Fire Unknown 1 5 2014 Alliance, DIFE 82. Sep Northern Fabrics Ltd. Dhaka Fire Unknown 0 0 2014 83. Aug Cordial Design Ltd. Accord, Dhaka Fire Unknown 0 0 2014 BGMEA, DIFE 84. Jul Amina Exports Wear Ltd. Ashulia Fire Sparks from welding 10 0 2014 85. Jul Mayer Doha DIFE Dhaka Fire Unknown 1 3 2014 86. Jul S.S. Sweater Ltd. Accord, Gazipur Fire Unknown 0 10 2014 BKMEA, BGMEA, DIFE 87. Jun Syntax Industries Ltd. Savar Machine Machine explosion 0 2 2014 88. Jun ZA Sweater Factory BKMEA, Dhaka Fire Unknown 0 4 2014 DIFE 89. Jun Chowdhury Leather factory Dhaka Boiler Boiler explosion 0 0 2014 90. May Fashion Park International Ltd. BGMEA, Dhaka Fire Short circuit 0 0 2014 DIFE 91. May Karnaphuli Knitting, Siddique Chittagong Fire Short circuit 2 0 2014 Knitting Fashion Park International Ltd. 92. Apr Rangdhanu Spinning Mills Ltd. Ashulia Fire Unknown 0 0 2014 93. Mar Green Leaf Apparel BGMEA Dhaka Fire Unknown 1 0 2014 94. Feb Unnamed shoe factory Dhaka Fire Short circuit 1 3 2014 6 Last updated March 2018 95. Feb Anlima Textiles BGMEA, Savar Fire Unknown 0 5 2014 DIFE 96. Feb Unnamed shoe factory Dhaka Fire Short circuit 1 4 2014 97. Feb Jaba Textile Mill Narsingdi Fire Short circuit 0 0 2014 98. Feb Jeans Treat Ltd. Dhaka Fire Unknown 0 0 2014 99. Feb Al‐Lima Textile Ltd. Savar Fire Short circuit 0 0 2014 100. Jan Al Muslim Garment Factory BGMEA, Dhaka Fire Unknown 0 0 2014 DIFE 101. Jan Swadhin Dyeing Factory Gazipur Fire Machine caught fire 0 0 2014 102. Dec JapanBangla Garments Ashulia Fire Short circuit 0 0 2013 103. Nov Standard Garment Factory Alliance, Gazipur Fire Arson 0 0 2013 BGMEA, DIFE 104. Nov Mondol Group’s garment factory Accord, Ashulia Fire Unknown, stampede 0 15 2013 BKMEA, BGMEA, DIFE 105. Nov Aman Spinning Mills Ltd. Ashulia Fire Unknown 0 25 2013 106. Nov Riyad Dying Gazipur Fire Unknown, stampede 0 15 2013 107. Oct Reza Fashions Ltd. Alliance, Ashulia False fire False fire alarm, stampede 0 50 2013 BGMEA, alarm DIFE 108. Oct Aswad Composite Mills Accord, Gazipur Fire Suspected chemical (dyes) 10 50 2013 Alliance, BGMEA, DIFE 109. Sep Sicily Garments BGMEA Dhaka Fire Unknown 0 3 2013 7 Last updated March 2018 110. Aug Nipun Garment (PTE) Ltd. DIFE Savar Fire Short circuit 0 0 2013 111. Aug JK Group factory Accord, Savar Fire Unknown 0 10 2013 Alliance 112. Jul Sikdar Plastic (plastic shoe factory) Dhaka Fire Short circuit or exploding electrical 1 7 2013 drum 113. Jul M.M. Garment Ltd. Factory Gazipur Fire Unknown 0 10 2013 114. Jul Nakano International Co. Ltd. Pabna Fire Short circuit 0 7 2013 115. Jun Papella Shoes Ltd. Chittagong Export Fire Short circuit 0 0 2013 Processing Zone 116. Jun Binni Garments Ltd. BGMEA, Dakkhin Kamalapur, Fire Short circuit 0 0 2013 DIFE Dhaka 117.