A factory fire in China's central shoe production area. 28 people died

South China Morning Post Eastern China A massive fire broke out at a shoe factory in Fujian province on Thursday, killing 28 people, state-run Xinhua news agency reported. Chinese President Xi Jinping ordered the rescue and treatment of the victims to the best of their ability and an investigation into the fire. The fire broke out in Kyinjiang City. Chen Tai Township The incident started at 12:04 PM at the Hui Thang Shoe Factory located on Kai Tok East Road in Seong To Village. Fire authorities in Guangzhou sent emergency rescue teams, including 183 firefighters and 35 fire trucks, to the scene, state broadcaster CCTV reported. The fire was brought under control by Thursday evening, CCTV said, citing local authorities. According to video footage circulating on social media, the factory building was engulfed in flames and billowing thick black smoke. Some people trapped on the roof of the building are seen signaling for help. Eyewitnesses said that a helicopter had to be used for rescue operations in the incident. President Xi Jinping said to rescue the trapped people. to treat the wounded; He instructed them to "make every effort" to properly handle follow-up matters and comfort family members, and called for "urgent investigation into the cause of the fire and action against those responsible," Xinhua reported. Pointing out that there have been many major occupational safety accidents in China this year, In order to protect the lives and livelihoods of the people, each region and relevant departments should take lessons. Xi Jinping urged them to carry out detailed inspections to eliminate the dangers of flooding and to prevent further major accidents.urged. "All regions and relevant departments must take lessons seriously from these lessons. Development and safety must be better coordinated, and occupational safety must always be strictly observed," he was quoted as saying. Prime Minister Lee Chan also called for immediate search and rescue operations. An instruction was issued to establish follow-up management and measures to prevent a second disaster. Premier Lee urged the State Council's Occupational Safety Committee to guide local authorities to improve safety responsibilities and "prevent worst-case scenarios" to prevent such a catastrophic incident from happening again. China's Ministry of Emergency Management, which is coordinating the rescue operations, ordered to make every effort to control the fire and confirm the number of people involved in the fire as soon as possible, according to the ministry's statement. A joint task force from the Ministry and the National Fire and Rescue Department has been sent to Kyinjiang to guide rescue operations. Chentai Township, where the fire broke out, is the main center of Xinjiang's huge shoe manufacturing industry. China manufacturers produce more than one billion pairs of sports shoes every year. The city of Jiangsu produces about one in every five pairs of sports shoes produced in the world. Translated South China Morning Post news "28 killed in factory blaze in heart of Chinese shoe manufacturing hub". The post Factory fire in China's shoe manufacturing hub 28 people died appeared first on BUR.MIZZIMA.COM.