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Daily Sound Bite: Blaze Claims 119 Lives at Chinese Poultry Facility

Hundreds of Chinese poultry plant workers were trapped inside the building during a raging fire sparked by three explosions early Monday morning. Though authorities have confirmed at least 119 people died in the fire, the death toll is expected to rise.

Hundreds of Chinese poultry plant workers were trapped inside the building during a raging fire sparked by three explosions early Monday morning. Though authorities have confirmed at least 119 people died in the fire, the death toll is expected to rise. Guo Yan, a worker in the facility, describes her ordeal,

"I could only crawl desperately forward. I worked alongside an old lady and a young girl, but I don't know if they survived or not."

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