3 dead in stampede in Carrefour outlet

时间：2007-11-12 08:33:16

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The Carrefour outlet1 in the Shapingba District, Chongqing Municipality.
 
Nov.11 - Three people have died and 31 others were injured, including seven seriously injured, in a stampede triggered by sales promotion2 in a Carrefour outlet in southwest China Saturday.

 

The three-day promotion was launched Friday to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the founding of the outlet in the Shapingba District, Chongqing Municipality.

 

People began queuing at the entrance around 4:00 a.m. Saturday, waiting to buy a kind of cooking oil with a much favorable price, said Gao Chang, spokesman for the government of Shapingba District.

 

The shop offered a deduction3 of 11.5 yuan (1.5 U.S. dollars) from the original price of 51.4 yuan (6.9 U.S. dollars) for a bottle of five-liter oil.

 

Around 8:40 a.m. when the shop started its business, throngs4 of people burst in and a mass stampede occurred.

 

He Yu, one the shoppers combating for the cooking oil, got bruises5 in his face and hands in the stampede.

 

"I rushed to the oil shelf with other people and grabbed four bottles. Suddenly I was tripped over on the floor. Luckily I got hold of another person and escaped from being crashed," the young man said.

 

The injured people are being treated in four hospitals in the city.

 

"The outlet has been ordered to suspend operation and the work safety watchdog has started an investigation," said Gao.

 

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1 outlet ZJFxG     
n.出口/路；销路；批发商店；通风口；发泄
参考例句：
  • The outlet of a water pipe was blocked.水管的出水口堵住了。
  • Running is a good outlet for his energy.跑步是他发泄过剩精力的好方法。
2 promotion eRLxn     
n.提升，晋级；促销，宣传
参考例句：
  • The teacher conferred with the principal about Dick's promotion.教师与校长商谈了迪克的升级问题。
  • The clerk was given a promotion and an increase in salary.那个职员升了级，加了薪。
3 deduction 0xJx7     
n.减除，扣除，减除额；推论，推理，演绎
参考例句：
  • No deduction in pay is made for absence due to illness.因病请假不扣工资。
  • His deduction led him to the correct conclusion.他的推断使他得出正确的结论。
4 throngs 5e6c4de77c525e61a9aea0c24215278d     
n.人群( throng的名词复数 )v.成群，挤满( throng的第三人称单数 )
参考例句：
  • She muscled through the throngs of people, frantically searching for David. 她使劲挤过人群，拼命寻找戴维。 来自辞典例句
  • Our friends threaded their way slowly through the throngs upon the Bridge. 我们这两位朋友在桥上从人群中穿过，慢慢地往前走。 来自辞典例句
5 bruises bruises     
n.瘀伤，伤痕，擦伤( bruise的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • He was covered with bruises after falling off his bicycle. 他从自行车上摔了下来，摔得浑身伤痕。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The pear had bruises of dark spots. 这个梨子有碰伤的黑斑。 来自《简明英汉词典》

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