Yingcai Boarding School fire
school fire disaster in China
On 19 January 2024, a fire broke out in the dormitory of a primary boarding school in Dushu, in the Henan province of central China, resulting in one injury and the deaths of at least 13 third-grade students between nine and ten years old. Approximately 30 students lived in the dormitory. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Background
Common incidents
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, CCP General Secretary Xi Jinping already called to "conduct in-depth investigations of hidden risks in key industries, improve emergency plans and prevention measures".
Yingcai Boarding School
The Yingcai School 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.
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