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On September 3, 1991, an industrial fire caused by a failed improvised repair to a hydraulic line destroyed the Imperial Food Products chicken processing plant in Hamlet, North Carolina. Despite three previous fires in 11 years of operation, the plant had never received a safety inspection. The fire killed 25 people and injured 54, many of whom ...
Perhaps change to "The Imperial Foods plant building..." Previously an ice cream factory, although it had been used for various food processing aplications,[1] the building was 30,000 square-feet in size, and was actually a series of adjoining structures. This is four ideas in one sentence and seems cluttered in its current arrangement.
The article names the plant owner many times as "Imperial Foods" or "Imperial", and once as "Imperial Foods Products inc.". Reference [2] also calls it "Imperial Foods". The New York Times, in references [7] and [9], names the owner as "Imperial Food Products"; in Reference [17] the Times uses the name "Imperial Food Products Inc.".
On September 3, 1991, an industrial fire destroyed the Imperial Food Products plant in Hamlet. Many exits at the plant were locked in violation of fire codes. The fire injured 54 and killed 25 (24 workers and 1 visiting delivery driver). Emmett J. Roe, the plant owner, was sentenced to 19 years in prison for the involuntary manslaughter. [31]
The United States on Thursday banned imports from five more Chinese companies over alleged human rights abuses involving the Uyghurs, according to a government posting, as part of its effort to ...
The traditional railroad and manufacturing jobs were supplanted by menial service positions and work in food processing plants, [22] while local small businesses were displaced by national retail chains. [23] A 1991 fire at the Imperial Food Products plant (pictured) in Hamlet led to 25 deaths and a record fine from state regulators.
1 Hamlet chicken processing plant fire. Toggle Hamlet chicken processing plant fire subsection. 1.1 Support. 1.2 Drive-by comment from Sdkb. 1.3 Serial #
Tyson Foods announced that another plant will be closing its doors. On Monday, the food processing company announced that it would close its Emporia, Kansas facility in February 2025.