DEADLY FIRE PROMPTS CALLS FOR CHINA TO IMPROVE COLD CHAIN SAFETY
June 1st, 2013
China must pay greater attention to safety procedures governing the use of ammonia in cold chain storage facilities following a chemical leak and deadly fire at a slaughterhouse in the country’s northeastern Jilin province, industry officials said Tuesday. The fire, which as of this morning had left 120 workers at the Jilin Baoyuanfeng Poultry plant dead and a further 60 recovering in hospital, was triggered by explosions related to a chemical ammonia leak, according to state media. “As China's use of cold chain storage facilities increases, greater ...
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