【CNN 20141117】山东一食品厂火灾造成至少18人死亡

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【原文标题】Fire at Chinese food packaging plant kills at least 18, state media say

【中文标题】山东一食品厂火灾造成至少18人死亡

【消息来源】CNN Serena Dong

【原文链接】http://edition.cnn.com/2014/11/16/world/asia/china-factory-fire/index.html?iref=allsearch

【正文】

Hong Kong (CNN) -- A fire at a food packaging plant in eastern China has killed at least 18 people, state-run media reported Monday.

据中国官方媒体周一报道，中国东部一食品包装厂发生火灾，造成至少18人死亡。

The blaze hit a carrot packaging facility late Sunday in Shouguang City, Shandong province, China's state news agency Xinhua reported, citing local authorities.

新华社援引当地媒体的报道称，火灾发生在周日晚上山东寿光一胡萝卜包装车间内。

Thirteen people injured in the fire are being treated in the hospital, the news agency said.

而事故中受伤的13人正在医院接受治疗。

The plant belongs to Longyuan Food Co., according to Xinhua. Company managers "have been put under police control," it said, without giving further details.

新华社透露，该工厂隶属龙源食品有限公司，公司经理已被警方控制。

The cause of the blaze, which began around 7 p.m. and was extinguished by around 9:30 p.m., is still being investigated.

火灾发生在16日晚7时，在9时30分左右被扑灭。目前，事故原因正在进一步调查中。

Staff at the local police station declined to provide further information on the fire when contacted by phone Monday. Longyuan Food Co. wasn't immediately available for comment.

当地警方在电话中拒绝透露有关大火的更多细节。龙源食品有限公司也没有给出具体解释。

Deadly fires and explosions are not uncommon at Chinese factories, where international labor organizations regularly criticize safety conditions.

致命的火灾和爆炸在中国工厂里面并不罕见，国际劳工组织因此批评中国工厂环境缺乏安全保障。

A blast at a fireworks factory in Hunan province killed 14 people in September, according to state media. A day later in the same province, a blaze at a chemical plant killed five people.

据中国官方媒体称，9月湖南一家炮竹厂发生爆炸导致14人丧生。仅一天之隔，同样是湖南的一家化工厂也发生爆炸致死5人。

An explosion at a wheel-hub-polishing facility in Jiangsu province killed at least 75 people in August. And authorities said a fire at a shoe factory in Zhejiang province killed 16 people in January.

8月，江苏省某一轮毂抛光厂生产过程中发生爆炸，造成至少75人死亡。今年1月，浙江省某鞋厂也发生火灾，导致16人丧生。