Major fire accidents

A major fire broke out in a company, killing 11 people, burning an area of ​​9,000 square meters, and causing direct economic losses of 28.065 million yuan. The direct cause of the accident was that an unlicensed welder violated regulations and welding slag ignited flammable chemicals (drawing paint) that were stored illegally.

Key links of the accident

Illegal operation

The welder involved did not obtain the "Special Operation Operation Certificate" and did not clean up the combustibles at the operation site

The company arbitrarily changed the purpose of the factory building and mixed the production area with the chemical storage area

Lack of management

Failed to go through the fire approval procedures and did not set up fire monitoring personnel

The factory fire passage was illegally rebuilt and the automatic sprinkler system failed

Ineffective rescue

Employees did not receive fire training and failed to put out the fire in the early stage

The safety exit was blocked, resulting in the obstruction of personnel escape

Accident responsibility determination

The corporate legal person was held criminally responsible for the crime of major responsibility accident

Five public officials of the local emergency management department were held accountable

Safety enlightenment

Operation specifications

The "Six Musts for Hot Work" must be implemented: holding a certificate to work, cleaning the site, and equipping firefighting equipment, etc.

Management requirements

Establish a hot work approval system and implement a "two-person supervision" mechanism

Technical protection

The welding area should be equipped with a fire blanket to isolate sparks and an automatic fire alarm system