Imperial Food Products was a corporation owned by Emmett Roe, who acquired the Hamlet facility in 1980 to produce chicken products. It was the second deadliest industrial disaster in North Carolina's history. The fire killed 25 people and injured 54, many of whom were unable to escape due to locked exits. Despite three previous fires in 11 years of operation, the plant had never received a safety inspection. 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. Uncoupled hose leaking hydraulic fluid ignited by fryer, workers were trapped by locked doorsġ9 years, 11 months (paroled after about 4 years)
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