Immediately carry out a major safety production investigation and rectification action. Mayor of Yinchuan: Quickly identify the cause and level of the explosion accident | Yinchuan Municipal Government | Accident
At around 20:40 on June 21st, a gas explosion occurred at a barbecue restaurant in Xingqing District, Yinchuan City, Ningxia. At present, the explosion accident has resulted in 31 deaths, and the specific cause of the accident is under investigation.
Live silence! Mayor of Yinchuan bows and apologizes
Tao Shaohua, Deputy Secretary of the CPC Yinchuan Municipal Committee and Mayor of Yinchuan, said: At about 20:40 on the 21st, a gas explosion occurred at Fuyang Barbecue in Xingqing District, which is the most serious safety accident in Ningxia for many years. It has caused huge losses to people's lives and property. The cost is extremely heavy, and the lesson is extremely painful. We are deeply saddened and feel guilty. On behalf of the Yinchuan Municipal Party Committee and Municipal People's Government, I express our deep condolences to the victims, sincere greetings to the families, injured persons, and relatives of the victims, and deep apologies to the people of the whole city.
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Tao Shaohua, Deputy Secretary of the Yinchuan Municipal Party Committee and Mayor, introduced that at noon today, a joint working group of the Ministry of Emergency Management, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Rural Development, the Health Commission, the State Administration for Market Regulation and other departments has arrived in Yinchuan to carry out work. Yinchuan City will closely cooperate and thoroughly investigate the underlying causes of the accident as soon as possible. Relevant responsible persons will be held accountable in accordance with the law and will not be tolerated. At present, the Municipal Party Committee has initiated accountability procedures; The public security organs have lawfully controlled and frozen the assets of 9 people, including the barbecue restaurant manager, shareholders, and staff, involved in the Fuyang barbecue restaurant explosion accident.
Next, Yinchuan City will make every effort to do a good job in medical treatment, aftermath disposal, etc., patiently and meticulously do a good job in comforting the families of casualties, and strictly supervise the involved enterprises to fulfill their compensation responsibilities in accordance with the law. Actively cooperate with the national joint working group to conduct investigations, quickly identify the cause of the accident, and timely release the investigation results.
Tao Shaohua also introduced that currently, Yinchuan has conducted overnight research and deployment, formulated and issued a special action plan for safety production inspection and rectification, focusing on key areas such as gas, hazardous chemicals, mining, construction, and transportation. During key periods such as flood season, summer, and construction period, a one month safety production inspection and rectification action will be immediately carried out, led by deputy mayors in charge, and the main responsible persons of each county, district, and park. The relevant work of safety production inspection and rectification will be carried out overnight to eliminate risks and hidden dangers in the early stages and fully guarantee the safety of people's lives and property.
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