A deadly fire engulfed the Huiteng shoe company factory in the city of Jinjiang, China, on Thursday, resulting in the deaths of 28 individuals. The tragedy occurred in a city widely recognized as the country’s shoe capital.
At the time the blaze erupted, the facility was occupied by 237 workers and two visitors. Emergency response efforts successfully rescued or evacuated 213 people from the premises. According to the state broadcaster CCTV, two of the 28 victims were pronounced dead after being transported to a local hospital for treatment.
Chinese President Xi Jinping has publicly intervened, demanding an “all-out search and rescue effort.” Furthermore, he has called for an immediate and thorough investigation into the incident, insisting that those found responsible must be held strictly accountable for the disaster.
As the investigation proceeds, authorities have confirmed that the owner of the factory and other individuals in charge have been taken into custody, and the company’s financial accounts have been frozen. The specific cause of the fire remains unknown at this time.
Visual documentation provided by CCTV depicts the severity of the incident, showing a multi-story building facade charred black and obscured by heavy white smoke. Earlier footage captured the intensity of the blaze, which appeared to be burning across multiple floors of the structure while thick, black smoke billowed from the site.
Of the 28 people who died, two were pronounced dead after being taken to a hospital, according to state broadcaster CCTV.Xinhua said the factory’s owner and others in charge have been arrested and the company’s accounts have been frozen.Video by CCTV shows the facade of a building of several floors charred black and covered in white smoke.
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