BEIJING (AP) _ At least 119 people are now confirmed dead in a massive fire 
that broke out at a poultry plant in northeastern China today. 
 
Reports and officials say workers were trapped inside a cluttered 
slaughterhouse. 
 
 The official Xinhua News Agency says several dozen people also were 
hurt in the blaze, which appeared to have been sparked by three early-morning 
explosions.

		