Chinese Man Jumps into Furnace and Burns Alive After Losing £6k on Stock Market
A Chinese factory worker jumped into a super-heated 900C steel furnace and was burnt alive after allegedly losing £6,000 on the stock market.
Wang Long, 34, went missing from a night shift at the Chinese steel factory where he worked before surveillance footage revealed the disturbing chain of events leading to his death.
A shocking video shows the man looking into the furnace during a smelting operation, before taking off his helmet and jumping into the furnace.
His employers, Baogang Group, said it was suspected his death was related to a "large amount of losses" and that he "could not repay his heavy debts."
Wang Long had worked for the company, one of China’s major steel producers, for more than a decade.
According to colleagues, the "introverted" factory worker, who...
