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Burned India Denim Factory Had Single Door Reached by Ladder

Associated Press

   NEW DELHI - Shouting and crying, workers in an Indian denim factory
   struggled to claw their way up a ladder to a door, their only exit as a
   fire blazed through fabric and machinery, officials said. Seven people
   died in the weekend blaze, and families were still waiting Wednesday to
   recover their relatives' bodies.

   "Smoke kept billowing from the building as workers trapped inside
   screamed for help," said a witness who spoke on condition of anonymity
   because he was worried he'd lose his job.

   The factory where the fire occurred, Nandan Denim, has ties to major
   U.S. retailers, according to its website. Nandan says it supplies
   jeans, denim and other garments to more than 20 global brands including
   U.S. companies such as Target, Ann Taylor, Mango and Wrangler, and its
   sister company supplies Walmart and H&M.

   Some of the U.S. and multinational companies listed on the website said
   they were not actually customers, and many issued statements that
   strongly condemned dangerous work sites. Nandan Denim is one of the
   largest denim suppliers in the world.

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