China News Service, Taiyuan, October 2 (Reporter Hu Jian) ​​At 13:4 on October 1, a fire broke out in the Ice Lantern and Snow Sculpture Hall in Taiqi Mountain Scenic Area, Yingze District, Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province. The accident killed 13 people.

Just three days ago, the local area had just launched a fire safety supervision and inspection of the scenic spot.

Four Seasons Color Ice Sculpture Pavilion in Taichi Mountain Scenic Area.

Data Map of Taichi Mountain Scenic Area 

  At present, 15 injured people have been sent to local medical institutions such as the Second Hospital of Shanxi Medical University and Shanxi Provincial Children’s Hospital for treatment. At present, the vital signs of the injured are stable and there is no life-threatening danger. The aftermath has been carried out simultaneously, and the cause of the accident is under investigation. in.

  The reporter arrived at Taichi Mountain Scenic Spot on the evening of the 1st, and four special police cars parked at the entrance of the scenic spot.

The reporter logged into the online ticket purchase platform of the WeChat official account of "Taiqi Mountain Scenic Area" and found that the ticket purchase channel had been closed.

The reporter then called the scenic spot consultation phone and learned, "We received a notice to close the scenic spot that afternoon."

A fire broke out in the Ice Lantern and Snow Sculpture Hall in Taiqi Mountain Scenic Area, Yingze District, Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province, killing 13 people.

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  According to the National Day announcement issued by the WeChat official account of Taichi Mountain Scenic Area, according to the requirements of epidemic prevention and control, the daily reception volume does not exceed 75% of the maximum capacity of the scenic spot, that is, the daily flow limit is 37,500.

  The reporter saw in the article "Special Inspection Work for Safety Production During the "Two Festivals" by the Yingze Brigade" released on the official public account of the Taiyuan Fire Rescue Detachment. Zhao Xuejun led the team to conduct fire safety inspections on several places including Taichi Mountain Scenic Area.

Currently, Taichi Mountain Scenic Area has been closed.

Photo by Wei Liang

  Check whether the unit fulfills its fire safety responsibilities, whether the building's fire control facilities can be linked, whether there is water in the fire hydrant, whether the emergency lighting and evacuation signs are working properly, whether the fire safety manager has the "four abilities" of fire protection, and whether employees can use it Fire extinguishers and other aspects.

  "From the inspection situation, the awareness of fire safety work in various places has been greatly improved, and various fire safety management systems can be strictly implemented. However, there are still fire risks. In response to existing problems, the brigade inspectors have proposed specific rectification measures one by one. , Order the unit to eliminate the existing fire hazard in time.” The article wrote.

  The reporter saw on the official WeChat account of Taichi Mountain Scenic Area that the "Four Seasons Color Ice Sculpture Hall" where the accident occurred is currently the largest indoor ice sculpture hall in North China. It is the custom of making ice lumps and lighting lamps, so the scenic spot launched this project.

  According to the introduction of the scenic spot, there are more than 400 ice sculpture works in this 3,200 square meter indoor ice sculpture hall, which gather the essence of major buildings such as cities, temples, pavilions, and courtyards, covering entertainment, leisure, fantasy, legend, And other multi-element categories, "it can be called the largest number of shapes in the same exhibition hall in the history of ice sculpture art."

  Taichi Mountain Scenic Area is known as the local "net celebrity scenic spot". The Taiyuan Taichi Mountain Skating World Agriculture and Forestry Ecological Amusement Park Co., Ltd. to which the scenic area belongs was established in 2014.

Taiqi Mountain Scenic Spot is named after the ancient figure "Taiqi".

According to legend, Taiqi was born in the Taiqi tribe. He was the son of one of the five emperors, Jin Tianshi, Shaohao. He was the first person to control water in China in the 200th year of Dayu and was the first person with a surname in the history of Taiyuan. The ancestor of Taiyuan.

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