CHINA POULTRY FIRE VICTIMS’ FAMILIES DEMAND INFORMATION ON CAUSE OF DEADLY BLAZE
June 1st, 2013
A fire at a slaughterhouse near the northeastern Chinese city of Changchun has so far claimed the lives of 119 people and left a further 60 hospitalized, state media reported Monday night – the victim’s families are demanding answers about the fire’s cause. At the latest count, the Changchun Municipal Health Bureau said that 15 of the wounded were seriously injured and a further eight were in a “critical condition”. The fire at the Jilin Baoyuanfeng Poultry plant in Mishazi township, Jilin province, was caused by three massive explosions early this ...
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