Three workers died and at least 40 were injured in an explosion at a ConAgra food processing plant in the United States.

The blast ripped through the facility in Garner, Northern Carolina, earlier this week. The 500,000sq m plant, which processes Slim Jim meat products, employs 900 workers, although only 280 were on site at the time of the explosion.
“No words can express how saddened we are by these events, says Gary Rodkin, CEO of ConAgra Foods.“We will continue to work with local authorities to identify the cause of this accident.