{"id":38416,"date":"2013-06-03T13:14:52","date_gmt":"2013-06-03T10:14:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/?p=38416"},"modified":"2013-06-03T13:14:52","modified_gmt":"2013-06-03T10:14:52","slug":"china-farm-firechinese-chicken-farm-fire-100-workers-dead-asia-news-38416","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/china-farm-firechinese-chicken-farm-fire-100-workers-dead-asia-news-38416\/","title":{"rendered":"China Farm Fire:Chinese chicken farm fire 100 workers dead \/ Breaking News"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"China-Chicken-Farm-Fire-100-Dead\"<\/a><\/h1>\n

More than 100 people have died and dozens have been hurt in a fire at a poultry farm and processing plant in China.<\/h1>\n

The blaze in Mishazi in Jilin province is believed to have been sparked by three explosions in the farm’s electrical system, according to China’s Xinhua News Agency.<\/p>\n

Workers told state broadcaster CCTV the fire broke out during a change of shifts and may have started in a locker room.<\/p>\n

Of the 350 staff on site at the time, 112 are known to have died and 54 have been injured.<\/p>\n

It is feared the death toll could rise further as bodies continue to be pulled from the charred remains of the factory.<\/p>\n

Asia Correspondent Mark Stone, in Beijing, said: “From what local reports are suggesting, there was a complicated interior set up to the factory, which made it that much harder to get out.<\/p>\n

“We know the exits were narrow and there are some suggestions the factory gate was locked, preventing some of those workers from escaping.<\/p>\n

“China has a very bad history of industrial accidents and the suggestion is that regulation in China simply isn’t good enough.<\/p>\n

“The government has said it will improve safety and this sort of thing will only add to the pressure to do so.”<\/p>\n

The factory’s owner, Jilin Baoyuanfeng Poultry Company, is a major producer of processed chicken in China and employs around 1,200 people.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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