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U.S. meat packing plant explosion causes evacuation

Article from: Xinhua News Agency | March 23, 2008 | Copyright

WASHINGTON, March 23 (Xinhua) -- An explosion on Sunday afternoon in a meat packing plant in Arkansas, the United States, caused emergent evacuation of local residents and an unknown number of injuries.

According to local media, the explosion hit around 2 p.m. the Cargill Meat Solutions plant in Booneville, a town about 145 kilometers northwest of …

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