INQUIRER.net: Circuit short caused fire that killed 121 in China

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Circuit short caused fire that killed 121 in China Jun 22nd 2013, 05:18 BEIJING— A circuit short was the direct cause of the fire that killed 121 people at a poultry plant earlier this month in China, local police said late Friday, though negligent safety measures have been blamed for the high death toll. Police at the northeastern Chinese city of Jilin said the electrical short ignited inflammables and that the flames and high heat set off explosions of ammonia equipment and pipelines on June 3 at the sprawling Jilin Baoyuanfeng Poultry Co. plant. There were 395 people at work at the time of the fire, and workers said all but one of the plant's exits were locked, a clear violation of Chinese laws and safety regulations. China's workplace safe... Keep on reading: Circuit short caused fire that killed 121 in China Media files: China-Deadly-Fire-800x533.jpg (image/jpeg)

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