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18-613: Due to low safety standards and poor enforcement, building fires and similar deadly incidents are common in China. Recent examples are the 2023 Beijing hospital fire , 2023 Qiqihar school gymnasium collapse and 2023 Yinchuan gas explosion . After the Luliang building fire on 16 November 2023 where 26 people were killed, President Xi Jinping already called to "conduct in-depth investigations of hidden risks in key industries, improve emergency plans and prevention measures". The Yingcai School

36-706: A visiting scholar at the Harvard School of Public Health . In May 2003, he began work at the Ministry of Health, where he served as deputy chief of staff, international cooperation director, chief of staff, and by September 2008, Vice Minister of Health. In 2004, he joined the executive committee of the World Health Organization . In February 2012, he was named head of the State Drug Administration . In April 2013, he

54-408: A meeting to discuss the follow-up work and how to improve future safety measures. Because all windows throughout the dormitory are covered with guard rails, concerns about the safety measures of the school were raised. The Ministry of Emergency Management expressed their commitment to preventing tragedies like this one. They urged to check hidden fire risks in densely populated areas. Outrage about

72-509: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This fire -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Yin Li (politician) Yin Li ( Chinese : 尹力 ; pinyin : Yǐn Lì ; born August 1962) is a Chinese public health scientist and politician , currently serving as party secretary of Beijing Municipality and being a member of the Politburo of

90-501: Is located in Dushu , of Fangcheng County , on the outskirts of Nanyang , a city of almost 10 million people. It was established in June 2012, with a registered capital of 1.07 million yuan . The dormitory room that caught fire had around 30 children, primarily from nearby rural areas. The school also had left-behind children . Girls lived on the second floor of the dormitory and the boys on

108-786: The Soviet Union in 1988 and received a doctorate in health economics and health care management from the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences . Yin returned to China in 1993 and started his career as a cadre of the Department of Education, Science, Culture and Health at the Research Office of the State Council . Later at the research office, he served as the head of its international department and as an inspection officer. From 2002 to 2003, Yin served as

126-523: The Chinese Communist Party . Previously, he served as party secretary of Fujian Province from 2020 to 2022, governor of Sichuan Province from 2016 to 2020, deputy party secretary of Sichuan Province from 2015 to 2020, deputy director of China Food and Drug Administration from 2013 to 2015, and Vice Minister of Health of China from 2008 to 2013. As a health professional with diverse international experience, he also served on

144-603: The executive board of the World Health Organization from 2004 to 2005 and was elected vice chairman of the executive board. Yin was born in Jinan , Shandong Province , China, and his family came from Linyi County nearby. He studied at Shandong Provincial Experimental High School as a student of the class of 1980. At Shandong Medical University , Yin received his undergraduate education in medicine from 1980 to 1986 and graduate studies in social medicine and health management from 1986 to 1988. After that, he traveled to

162-666: The fire was posted by numerous Chinese people on social media. They expressed that they want any safety lapses to be punished. Multiple cities including Luohe in Henan, Yichun in Jiangxi province, Panjin in Liaoning province, and Xi'an in Shaanxi province, issued statements to conduct fire safety inspections and rectification work in buildings like schools, hospitals, nursing homes, shopping malls, hotels and staff dormitories. The day after

180-402: The fire, shops around the school were mostly shuttered. Local authorities and leaders from Henan province and the city of Nanyang immediately closed down the school and started "a comprehensive investigation" into the cause of the fire. The director of the school was initially arrested. Initial domestic media reports indicated the fire was caused by an electric heating device. As of 21 January,

198-433: The fire. During the fire, people sought refuge by perching on air conditioning units outside the hospital and jumped off bedsheets hanging from windows as the building spewed black smoke. CCP Politburo member and Party Secretary of Beijing Yin Li visited the site and stated that authorities would pursue whoever started the fire. Police detained twelve people, including the hospital's director and deputy director, and

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216-572: The head of the firm overseeing the renovation. Multiple fire departments, including the Fengtai District Fire Rescue Detachment, the public security department, sanitation department, and the emergency management responded to the fire. Relatives of patients complained of communication delays, saying that they only learned of the fire from media sources and that it took many hours for them to learn if their relatives had survived. This China -related article

234-480: The in-patient department of Changfeng Hospital in Beijing. A preliminary investigation points towards renovation works having started the fire, with sparks igniting paint. The fire was later extinguished at around 05:33 GMT. At least 29 people died due to the fire, and 39 people were injured, with three in critical condition and 18 in serious condition. Seventy-one patients were transferred to another hospital after

252-465: The investigation is still ongoing. Police surveillance was increased and the school was sealed off. Authorities said that one person in charge of the school was detained for questioning. 2023 Beijing hospital fire On 18 April 2023, a hospital fire occurred at Changfeng Hospital in Beijing , China, causing at least 29 deaths. At 04:57 GMT (12:57 CST ), the fire broke out on the east wing of

270-472: The post of Governor of Sichuan after his predecessor Wei Hong resigned in the wake of an internal party investigation into his conduct. Yin was the first provincial Governor to swear allegiance to the Constitution as part of his inauguration ceremony. On December 1, 2020, Yin was appointed as the party secretary of Fujian Province . He served until November 13, 2022. Yin was an alternate member of

288-439: The third floor. The fire department received the call about the fire at 10:40 pm. The fire was extinguished at 11:38 pm. Images showed charred windows on the third floor. Domestic media initially stated the fire was possibly due to an electric heating device. Approximately 30 students lived in the dormitory. Thirteen 9- and 10-year-old third grade children were killed. They were from 13 different families. One person

306-603: Was named deputy director of the newly created National Health and Family Planning Commission , and deputy director of the China Food and Drug Administration , which was the result of the amalgamation of several government departments. In March 2015, he started to serve as deputy party secretary of Sichuan Province; in May 2015, he also became provincial publicity chief. It was notable that prior to 2015, Yin had no regional political experience at all. On 29 January 2016, Yin assumed

324-409: Was severely injured and brought to hospital. All of the dead and injured were boys; the remaining students were safely evacuated. A team was sent to assist with rescue operations and to help during the aftermath. The community, local authorities and the management of the school urged in ensuring the safety of the children who survived and to unite in supporting the involved families. Local officials had

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