At least 119 people have died after a fire at a poultry slaughterhouse broke out in a Chinese city and trapped the workersu00a0inside. More than 50 people were injured in the fire at the processing plant in Dehui city in the province of Jilin, northeast China. Firefighting officials said the blaze was started by an ammonia leak, which is kept under pressure for the cooling system, in the meat processing plant, owned by Jilin Baoyuanfeng Poultry.

Engulfed in flames: Plumes of black smoke rise from Baoyuan poultry plant that caught fire at Dehui, China. Officials say it is the country’s worst blaze in 12 years. Pic/AFP