Table 3.

Research protocol implemented for systematic literature review.

Research protocol	Brief description
Databases	Scopus and Google Scholar
Language	English
Timeline	2017 to 2023
Search Keywords	“risks” OR “hazards” AND ““fire” AND “Apparel industry” OR “RMG industry” OR “fire risk factors in apparel industry” OR “apparel industry fire hazards” OR “fire risk factors in RMG” OR “factors posing fire risk to the apparel manufacturing industry in emerging economies"
Inclusion criteria	(i) Articles related to RQs; (ii) Scientific reports or articles highlighting the risks, threats, and hazards of fire incidents in the apparel industry.
Exclusion criteria	(i) Articles published in languages other than English; (ii) studies that do not provide sufficient information on the methodology, data collection, or statistical analysis; (iii) studies that lack relevance to the specific RQs or study design and (iii) articles that are not indexed in Scopus or Google Scholar.
Data extraction	The selected fire risks were a significant threat to safe and sustainable operations in the apparel manufacturing sector