The Chinese poultry-plant fire that claimed 119 lives on Monday was just one of many industrial disasters in the first half of 2013. Workplaces not normally associated with dangerous professions have seen numerous catastrophes this year, prompting calls better safety regulations, particularly in the export-driven industries of developing nations. Yet this is also a first-world problem, with office workers based in downtown city centers among those injured or killed while simply trying to earn an honest buck. Here are six recent examples.
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