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A fire killed 25 people locked inside a burning chicken processing plant in Hamlet, North Carolina, U.S.

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Hamlet chicken processing plant fire

1991 industrial fire in Hamlet, North Carolina, US

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…
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Food processing

Transformation of raw ingredients into a food like product, or of food into other forms

Food processing is the transformation of agricultural products into food, or of one form of food into other forms. Food processing takes many forms, from grinding grain into raw flour to home cooking and complex industrial methods used in the making of convenience foods. Some…
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Hamlet, North Carolina

City in North Carolina, United States

Hamlet is a city in Richmond County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 6,042 at the 2020 census.
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