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At least 119 people are killed in a fire at a poultry farm in Jilin Province in northeastern China.

Jilin Baoyuanfeng poultry plant fire

2013 poultry plant fire in Dehui, Jilin Province, China

On 3 June 2013, a fire at the Jilin Baoyuanfeng (吉林宝源丰) poultry processing plant in Mishazi (米沙子镇), a town about 35 km (22 mi) from Changchun, in Jilin province, People's Republic of China, killed at least 120 people. More than 60 others were hospitalised with injuries.
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Jilin

Province in Manchuria

Jilin is one of the three provinces of Northeast China. Its capital and largest city is Changchun. Jilin borders North Korea and Russia to the east, Heilongjiang to the north, Liaoning to the south, and Inner Mongolia to the west.
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June 3

Day of the year

June 3 is the 154th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 211 days remain until the end of the year.
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