Taipei, Taiwan (AP) – Official reports claim that the authorities of northern China have excluded an explosion of gas or criminal fire as possible causes of a Restaurant fire that killed 22 people And prompted a call from the country leader Xi Jinping to focus on security during the next May vacation.
XI called for measures to prevent major accidents “Ensuring public security and social stability” during the next day of the five days of May, in a directive transported by the state media after the restaurant's fire. The resulting holidays and crowds caused stamps, fires and transport accidents.
Investigators are considering thrown cigarettes and electric short circuits such as possible causes of Tuesday Inferno, which started around noon and was powered by strong winds and flammable setting. The fire started near the main entrance, trapping a lot inside the restaurant, which apparently did not have an emergency.
The restaurant director is detained by the police, but it was not clear if he had been accused of crime.
Industrial Accidents occur frequently in ChinaGenerally linked to a lack of illegal safety and storage and storage measures.
In addition, 17 people were injured Wednesday in an explosion in a residential community of apartments in the city in northwestern Taiyuan. The cause remains unknown.
