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Monday, December 2, 2013

Clothing factory in Italy on fire , killed 7 Chinese workers



Clothing factory in Italy on fire , killed 7 Chinese workers

Fire at a plant in central Italy , early Sunday , killing at least seven Chinese workers and create two others seriously injured , local media reported .

The fire occurred in a garment factory on the outskirts of Prato , just north of Florence in central Italy . There, there is a large center of business activities of China , which employs at least 30,000 people , according to the television station Rai .

Seven people lost their lives while two others suffered severe burns , said news agency ANSA . The third victim , a woman , reportedly suffering from shortness of breath due to smoke inhalation but did not allegedly threatened his life .

The fire starts to burn at around 07.00 local time and a dozen people trapped inside the factory . Police said most of the ceiling at the plant , which is used as a place for accommodation of workers , collapsed and resulted in the creation of sparks.

Some workers were inside the factory when the incident occurred , said Xinhua . Firefighters deployed to the scene of the fire after a passerby saw the fire blazing .

Puffs of black smoke can also be seen in Prato , told the daily La Nasione , based in Florence .

" We saw plumes of smoke and we rushed to the scene . There are two Chinese , one male and one female , with the rest filled with soot . They shouted . Flames coming from the warehouse , " said a police personnel , Leonardo Tuci , as quoted by daily Corriere Fiorentino - who is also based in Florence .

Fire devoured the whole plant within five minutes , and only a few workers and allegedly could save themselves , said media reports . The interior of the narrow room made ​​out of a narrow road .

An officer who was quoted by ANSA said there were seven alleged victims , but the death toll could rise at night .

" We can not confirm the death toll there to seven we really have cleared the area of ​​the barn , " said the fire on Sunday night .

Over the past two decades , Chinese immigrants have played a conspicuous role in the apparel industry Prato . Their turnover - of at least 4,000 small companies - is estimated at two billion euros per year ( 2.7 billion dollars ) , according to a recent study , conducted by the Tuscany regional institutions for economic planning ( IRPET ) .

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