Jilin Poultry Farm Factory Explosion Death Toll Over 100

by Bing on Friday, June 7, 201339

From iFeng:

Death Toll of Jilin Poultry Company Explosion Rises to 119

China News Service June 3 Report – According to CCTV reports, the Jilin province Dehui city Mishazi township Baoyuanfeng Poultry Company accident has already caused 119 deaths. On-site search and rescue and treatment of the wounded continues.

As it is reported, the accident occurred in the early morning of June 3rd. After the accident occurred, the Changchun Fire Department dispatched four squadrons and 14 fire engines and rushed to the scene to assist.

At noon, there came a brief period of heavy rain. After the rain, smoke at the scene decreased considerably, but a peculiar odor could still be smelled. At present, the scene of the accident was still cordoned off, and emergency environmental monitoring vehicles have already arrived at the site and begun monitoring.

According to other media reports, before the accident, there were over 300 workers on shift in the workshop, with most of the wounded suffering from respiratory edema due to inhaling ammonia and other toxic gases, while others suffered from burns.

As it is understood, Jinlin Baoyuanfeng Poultry Company Limited was established and went into operation in September 2009, with 62,270,200yuan in total company assets, earning 230 millionyuan in sales at the end of 2010, and over 1,200 employees. This company is an agricultural industrial enterprise involved in chicken feed, breeding, and cultivation; and the comprehensive recycling, slaughter, processing, and sale of poultry for meat.