Beijing (AP) - a former employee told state media on Wednesday, killing 14 young Chinese NaYiChang workers, because he is very angry, about less than $500 default salary, he left on the fire.
The criminal suspect, liu Shuangyun, guangdong TV station, said in an interview with the prison, he began to fire: "because I can't let my salary", this is his since three years ago by default from the factory.
When asked whether he wanted to or fire caused loss of life of regret, liu said, "I don't think these things."
14 people were killed and one was badly injured in the XiaoFangRi afternoon, shantou city, guangdong province, the provincial emergency department in the micro bo said.
Eighteen to twenty years of age 14 of victims are female, the southern metropolis daily reported on the Internet. The official xinhua news agency said, the victim was 13 women and a man. It says, liu from hunan, 26 years old, migrant workers had been arrested, but it does not specify what he cost.
, have been emphasized hand - to - mouth exist many young Chinese migrant workers and puts forward the basic fire safety awareness of the problem of small factory, customers lost clothes, toys and other goods and have helped power China's stunning economic growth for decades.
The xinhua news agency said, the criminal suspect spent forty yuan ($), oil began to fire, he was accused of a crime after fled the scene.
In a television interview liu said: "the whole process, I have been very impulse, very angry,". "So, I do these things."
Sitting on the chair, hands wear handcuffs, said liu, the factory boss owed him 3000 yuan (US $461). Reporters, liu leave the factory, his former boss just gave him, why he can't pay salary excuse.
Along with the guangdong TV coverage of the photo shows a four floors of the building, in the floor window lining, in front of which completely burned black. The fire didn't spread to neighboring buildings.
Geoffrey Crothall, a hong kong-based workers rights organization, Chinese laborers communication spokesman said, from the photos, we can see the factory looks like a fairly typical manufacturing plant ", guangdong southern.
"In many of these local health and safety is not a priority," he said. "These factories are very unpleasant place to work."
Officials in the province set up a group, be responsible for investigation and strengthen safety measures, in order to avoid similar deadly fire of guangdong province, the emergency ministry said. The factory production of underwear, it said.
Said Crothall, defaults salary is a worker's discontent in China's main source.
"A lot of is in the current economic climate, lack of credit system, the lack of capital circulation," said Crothall. "If the enterprise does not pay for their products, then they don't intend to pay wages to the employees."
Building fire is common, in China, because of the loose security code and safe construction work.
In April 2011 Beijing no brand enterprise fire killing 17 people. Fire broke out during the night and the invasion of bars in the dormitory of the factory in the middle of the window was accused to capture the victim.
Last month, in Bangladesh a clothing factory fire that killed 112 people, and emphasize dangerous working conditions. Survivors and authorities say, export door was locked and construction lack of emergency exit.




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