Chinese government blames managers, inspectors for deadly plant fire
China’s workplace safety agency said negligence among factory managers and government inspectors caused “extremely chaotic” work-safety conditions at a poultry plant where a deadly fire killed 120 workers this week, reports the Associated Press. The fire at the Jilin Baoyuanfeng Poultry Co. plant killed 120 workers.
A statement from State Administration of Work Safety head Yang Dongliang confirmed workers’ accounts that the safety exits at the plant were blocked, and that plant managers did not hold required safety drills. No one at the plant took responsibility for safety, while the relevant local government departments failed to make proper inspections, Yang said.