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| Carrefour apologises over deaths | Carrefour apologises over deaths |
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| French retail giant Carrefour has apologised after three people died in a stampede in one of its supermarkets in China, official Chinese reports say. | French retail giant Carrefour has apologised after three people died in a stampede in one of its supermarkets in China, official Chinese reports say. |
| Carrefour has also been fined 500,000 yuan (about $68,000) for the incident in the city of Chongqing in which 31 people were also injured. | |
| A Carrefour security officer has been arrested, and other employees punished. | A Carrefour security officer has been arrested, and other employees punished. |
| People had flocked to the shop in November after being attracted by a big discount on cooking oil. | People had flocked to the shop in November after being attracted by a big discount on cooking oil. |
| Prices have soared by more than a third in the past year. | Prices have soared by more than a third in the past year. |
| Emergency ban | Emergency ban |
| A crowd that had been waiting hours for the shop to open burst through the doors. | A crowd that had been waiting hours for the shop to open burst through the doors. |
| The security officer tried to block the entry with a table - setting off the stampede. | The security officer tried to block the entry with a table - setting off the stampede. |
| The promotion was part of a three-day campaign in November marking 10 years since Carrefour had opened in Chongqing. | The promotion was part of a three-day campaign in November marking 10 years since Carrefour had opened in Chongqing. |
| The Chinese government subsequently issued an emergency ban on shops offering time-limited promotions. | The Chinese government subsequently issued an emergency ban on shops offering time-limited promotions. |
| Chinese reports say Carrefour said it took responsibility for the incident and would learn from it. | Chinese reports say Carrefour said it took responsibility for the incident and would learn from it. |
| They said the shop was responsible because of the way the emergency was mishandled, and because of a lack of accident prevention measures. | They said the shop was responsible because of the way the emergency was mishandled, and because of a lack of accident prevention measures. |
| Carrefour entered the Chinese market in 1995 and has since opened more than 100 supermarkets. | Carrefour entered the Chinese market in 1995 and has since opened more than 100 supermarkets. |