| Date | 25 December 2000 |
|---|---|
| Time | 9:35 p.m. (UTC+08:00) |
| Venue | Dongdu Commercial Building |
| Location | Zhongzhou Road, Luoyang, China |
| Coordinates | 34°41′02″N112°28′25″E / 34.683931°N 112.473680°E |
| Also known as | 洛阳东都商厦“12·25”特大火灾 |
| Type | Fire |
| Deaths | 309 |
| Non-fatal injuries | 7 |
The Luoyang Christmas fire was a major fire that occurred in Luoyang, in China's Henan Province, on 25 December 2000, killing 309 people. [1]
Dongdu Commercial Building was a commercial building, located in busiest part of Zhongzhou Road. [2] The building had four floors above ground and two floors below ground. The building had four stairwells, each in one corner of the building. Fire doors existed for below ground level 1, above ground levels 1, 2 and 3. The southwest, southeast stairwells were fitted with a steel gate between the third and fourth floors. [3]
Below ground level 2 was occupied by a furniture store and goods storage by the Dennis department store, below ground level 1 to above ground level 2 were also used for retail by the department store. Level 3 was sparsely rented out to retailers. Level 4 contained the building managment on the southern and eastern side, a conference room on the northern side, a KTV club on the west side and the dance club in the centre. [3]
On the night of the incident, over 400 people were celebrating Christmas in the dance club. [3]
The fire, triggered by sparks from welding activity at the Dongdu building, broke out in the basement at 9:35 p.m. local time, trapping construction workers on the second and third floors. [4] It was extinguished by 12:45 a.m Tuesday. Some 800 police officers and firefighters and 26 fire engines rushed to the scene after receiving the call. [5]
A total of 309 people were killed in the fire: 174 females and 135 males. Among the dead were construction workers working on the second and third floors and nightclub patrons who were attending a gala celebration for Christmas Day at a dancing hall on the fourth floor. [5]
An emergency meeting was held early Tuesday morning in the province and in the afternoon, Shi Wanpeng, vice-minister of the State Economic and Trade Commission, also arrived in Luoyang. To prevent similar accidents, the Ministry of Public Security released an urgent circular, asking local governments to spare no efforts to ensure safety during the New Year's Day and the Spring Festival holidays. [5]
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