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1 dead in meat plant fire in NE China

Updated: 2011-07-02 17:43

HARBIN - One person was killed and another was slightly injured in a fire that occurred on Saturday in a meat-processing plant in Harbin, the capital of Northeast China's Heilongjiang province.

The fire started at 8:20 am in a meat-processing plant owned by Shuanghui Beidahuang Food Co., Ltd., according to an official with the Harbin Economic-Technological Development zone, where the plant is located.

There were about 300 employees working in the plant at the time of the fire, which was extinguished by noon.

Rescue workers said the fire was likely caused by overheated machinery. The cause of the fire is still under investigation.