Fire kills more 100 at China poultry plant

Firefighters put out the blaze at a poultry plant that caught fire in northeast China. More than 100 people were killed in the blaze in Jilin province’s Mishazi township. (AFP/Getty Images)

June 3, 2013 9:46 AM PT

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A fire ignited by an explosion quickly engulfed a poultry plant in northeastern China on Monday, killing more than 100 workers who were trapped inside behind locked doors.