telegraph_A fire early Sunday swept through an illegal, makeshift dormitory in a Chinese-run garment factory in Tuscany, killing seven, firefighters said.
The blaze, which partially collapsed the factory's roof, broke out in a loft where 11 people were sleeping, said fire inspector Stefano Giannelli.
The cause was under investigation. Two people remained in hospital, while two were treated and released, Giannelli said.
The Tuscan city of Prato has become a centre for Chinese-run factories producing low-cost garments mostly for international retailers – an activity that has all but decimated Italy's own lower-end clothing industry. Many of the workers aren't declared to authorities, sleeping, eating and living in the factories where they work.
Tuscany's regional governor Enrico Rossi said there needed to be greater co-ordination between Italy and China on the thousands of businesses that have sprung up over the last two decades as well as better supervision of the structures. Rossi noted that numerous garment factories are in the hands of Chinese organised crime
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