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Once again pulling from Lenscratch. This body of work depicts fire rescues in slums or factories of Bangladesh. When I was first scrolling through them, I thought that they were all taken on the same day, but according to the descriptions, they were taken over the span of four years. That makes it even more upsetting for me because that makes fires like this a reoccurring theme rather than a freak accident that has been dealt with.
Modern building standards take fire exits into account, but crowded Bangladeshi textile factories don't. Too many people plus too few exits make fires even worse. The last picture shows some of the unidentified bodies, wrapped up and ready for burial. The DNA tests they receive post-mortem is, I'm guessing, the most modern investment they've been given. It's a shame that level of investment was not given when they were still alive working in the factory. The other pictures show fire fighters responding to the situation or fellow workers risking their own lives before the officials arrived. Even though poor conditions lead to these events too often, there's still a level of dignity among the workers and slum dwellers as they help each other through tragic times and look through the burnt remains.
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