Meat Factory Explodes

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Meat Factory Explodes

March 25, 2008 | ISSUE 44•13

An Arkansas meatpacking plant exploded on Sunday, destroying the factory and forcing nearly 200 people living nearby to evacuate their homes. What do you think?

It's nice to hear about a backwoods explosion that doesn't have anything to do with meth.

Louis Dahlkemper
Airline Pilot
This is really frightening, but mostly because it means I might be able to project my thoughts into reality.

Meridith Hume
Sociology Professor
If Upton Sinclair were alive today, he'd be running into the street for free meat just like the rest of us.

Timothy Rudgers
Receptionist

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