Eighteen people died after a food packaging
factory caught fire on Sunday evening in east
China’s Shandong Province, local authorities said
Monday.
The fire broke out at 7 p.m. Sunday at Longyuan
Food Co. Ltd.’s carrot packaging workshop in
Shouguang City, one of China’s agricultural-
production centers. The flames were put out by
around 9:30 p.m., according to Shouguang
municipal publicity officials.
Thirteen people are being treated for injuries, two
of whom were seriously harmed
A doctor at Shouguang Traditional Chinese
Medicine Hospital said one of the seriously
injured was in a life-threatening condition.
“The fire was big and many workers fled,” said
the owner of a restaurant some 50-meters away
from the factory.
The results of preliminary investigations show
that 140 people were in the building when the
fire occurred. Search and rescue efforts were
concluded at 9 a.m. Monday.
The managers of the company have been
questioned by police and the investigation into
the cause of the incident continues.
Founded in 1998, Longyuan Food is an export-
oriented firm, with 200 employees and an annual
production capacity of 50,000 tonnes.
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