Mojo Nixon and Jello Biafra ~ Hamlet Chicken Plant Disaster

On September 3rd 1991 a fire broke out at a Chicken Processing Plant in Hamlet North Carolina. The owner had had all the emergency doors of the plant locked and barred to save a few dollars. 25 workers burned alive, and 49 were injured. The owner responsible for these deaths served less than 4 years in prison.

Mojo Nixon and Jello Biafra wrote this song about it, which is found on the Prairie Home Invasion Album.

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[narezul]

how does keeping  a door chained save money?

[pukedragon]

they were afraid people would take smoke breaks or leave early.

[duckmonsterX]

Sorry to hear about your mother man. I can assure you though , Mr Biaffra + Mojo nixons rage was not directed at the victims but the owners whos greed led to the tragic loss of your mother.

[MDProgger]

This song is NOT comical. It immortalizes this horrible incident so no one will forget, in the tradition of pre-recording technology folk songs. That BASTARD chained THE DOORS SHUT!

[simon44]

@pukedragon Not easier to just say you cant have smoke break or have a clocking in system of some kind?

[communistfun]

strength to the working class

[OrganicTransit]

This Tuesday, is the 20th Anniversary of the Hamlet Chicken Plant Fire (Sept. 6 2011). It would do us all well to realize the cost of lax government regulations and corporations run amok.

[neilski1963]

@skully4795 You cant be a true hillbilly, youve got dial up.....

[christopherlovet]

Sounds exactly like the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire. Google or Wiki it. Kept the doors locked to prevent stealing and a bunch of young women were killed in a fire.

[musiclvr7289]

@skully4795 lemme tell ya somethin' buddy!.... I'm from the south too!.... North Carolina.... born and raised!!! I can't stand country and bluegrass music, even though I was brought up around it... but, does that mean I think less of people that do like it???..... NO MOTHERFUCKER! I was lucky enough to be brought up in a household that taught me to learn and respect other people, their beliefs, etc... i simply made a comment about the MUSIC!, not "HILLBILLIES".... get a life!

[skully4795]

@musiclvr7289 fuck you asshat, hillbillies are not only the backbone of this great southern land, the culture in this land sprung forth from the fruits of both their hard labor, and their loins. i'm a proud member of a long line of hillbillies, and while times have changed, some of us still resist that change somewhat. we are not the inbred imbeciles deliverance portrayed us as, believe me.

proud to be from the south!

[madrailman91]

one would think the Triangle Shirt factory would have been enough of a lesson to say that locking exits to a building is a bad Idea.... Human greed and stupidity once again shows that they are limitless.

[Morthund]

@musiclvr7289 but still,

but still you you take the time to bitch and moan here again.

whereas my mispelling of genius is due to unintentional ignorance because I  hardly ever speaking english

whereas your quote " this MUTHER FU*&^NG HILLBILLY MUSIC!!!! this is bs...." was basically because you think that sort of judgemental snobby ignorance is somehow cool...