At least 22 people died in the fire of a restaurant in the city of Liaoyang in northeast China. The fire broke out at 12:25 p.m. Videos broadcast by the Chinese media showed important flames ravaging a restaurant, as well as thick black smoke rising to the sky.
President Xi Jinping deplored a drama that caused “heavy human losses”, stressing that it was an “extremely painful lesson,” said the official news agency China Nouvelle. He also called for “quickly identifying the causes of the incident and establishing responsibilities under the law”, according to the same source.
Insufficient or non -respected construction standards
Burning fires regularly occur in China due to insufficient or non -respected fire prevention and prevention measures. A fire in a market in Zhangjiakou (North) killed eight people in January and was 15 injured. At the beginning of the month, 20 people died in the fire of an establishment for the elderly in northern China.
