2022 Anyang factory fire

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2022 Anyang factory fire
Date21 November 2022 (2022-11-21)
Time16:22
Location Wenfeng District, Anyang, Henan, China [1]
CauseBelieved to be violations of electric welding policies
Deaths38 [2]
Non-fatal injuries2

On 21 November 2022, at 16:22, [3] a factory fire started, killing 38 people and injuring two others in Wenfeng District, Anyang City, Henan, central China. [1] According to state media, the fire was started by "illegal welding". [2] [4] [5] [6]

More than 200 rescuers and 60 firemen battled the blaze, and there were also psychologists on the site for the victims' relatives. State media said that the fire started at a facility belonging to a tiny, privately held company in Anyang's "high tech zone" without going into further detail about the nature of the business. [6]

References

  1. 1 2 "安阳文峰区：周到细致做好家属抚慰、依法赔偿和困难救助等善后工作". 22 November 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Chinese factory fire that killed 38 caused by illegal welding – media". Reuters . 22 November 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  3. ↑ China factory blaze kills 38 Retrieved 27/11/2022.
  4. ↑ "Factory fire kills 38 people in central China, state media reports". CNN . 22 November 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  5. ↑ "Dozens dead in factory fire in Chinese city of Anyang – state media". TheGuardian.com . 22 November 2022.
  6. 1 2 "38 killed in factory fire in central China". aljazeera.com . Retrieved 22 November 2022.


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