2000 Luoyang Christmas fire
- 2000 Luoyang Christmas fire
Infobox News event
caption=
date= start date|2000|12|25
time=9:35 pm
place=Luoyang, People's Republic of China
casualties1=309 dead[International Herald Tribute. " [http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/21/asia/club.php IHT.com] ." "Blaze in Chinese dance club kills 44." Retrieved on 2008-09-27.] ]
2000 Luoyang Christmas fire is a fire that occurred in Luoyang, People's Republic of China on Christmas Day (December 25) in 2000.
Incident
A fire at the Dongdu building broke out at 9:35 p.m. local time, trapping construction workers on the second and third floors. It was extinguished by 12:45 a.m Tuesday. [CNN. " [http://archives.cnn.com/2000/ASIANOW/east/12/26/china.fire/ cnn.com] ." "Christmas Day blaze kills at least 309 in central China." Retrieved on 2008-09-27.] Some 800 police officers and firefighters and 26 fire engines rushed to the scene after receiving the call. Leading government officials of Henan Province and the city of Luoyang, including Governor Li Keqiang, went to the scene to direct rescue work.
A total of 309 people were killed in the fire comprised of 135 males and 174 females, who were attending a gala celebration for Christmas Day at a dancing hall on the fourth floor.[People's daily. " [http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200012/26/eng20001226_58835.html english.peopledaily.com] ." "Big Fire in Luoyang Cleaned Up, 309 Suffocate." Retrieved on 2008-09-27.] ]Aftermath
An emergency meeting was held early Tuesday morning in the province and in the afternoon, Shi Wanpeng, vice-minister of the State Economic and Trade Commission, also arrived in Luoyang. To prevent similar accidents, the Ministry of Public Security released an urgent circular, asking local governments to spare no efforts to ensure safety during the New Year's Day and the Spring Festival holidays.
ee also
* 1994 Karamay fire
References
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