China News Service, Taiyuan, October 2 (Reporter Li Xinsuo) The Shanxi Provincial Government Information Office announced on the 2nd that the Taiyuan Mountain Scenic Area in Taiyuan, where the fire broke out the previous day, was shut down. The person in charge of the scenic area and related personnel have been transferred to the public security agency for investigation and handling. .

  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, which killed 13 people and sent 15 people to hospital for treatment.

Cause of the accident is being investigated.

The picture shows the incident scenic spot.

Photo by Wei Liang

  After receiving the report, Lou Yangsheng, secretary of the Shanxi Provincial Party Committee, immediately issued instructions, demanding that all the trapped people be searched and rescued, the injured should be rescued, and the aftermath should be done well.

Lin Wu, governor of Shanxi Province, led the comrades in charge of the provincial party committee and the provincial government to the scene to command rescue.

  On the night of the incident, the Shanxi Provincial Government organized a video conference on work safety in the whole province, and Lin Wu made arrangements for work safety in Shanxi.

The meeting decided to immediately carry out special inspections on production safety in key industries across the province, earnestly learn from accidents, draw inferences from one another, and ensure the stability and improvement of production safety in the province.

According to the meeting arrangements, the "10·1" major fire accident investigation team in Taiyuan Mountain Scenic Area, Taiyuan was established, and the team leader was Xue Junzheng, director of the Emergency Management Department of Shanxi Province.

The picture shows the incident scenic spot.

Photo by Wei Liang

  That night, according to the arrangement of the Ministry of Emergency Management, the director of the National Fire and Rescue Bureau Qiong Se rushed to the scene to analyze and guide the accident handling.

The main responsible comrades of the Taiyuan Municipal Party Committee and the Municipal Government rushed to the scene as soon as possible and established an on-site rescue department with the Taiyuan Municipal Party Committee Secretary and Mayor as the commander-in-chief, and immediately organized forces to carry out rescue operations.

  On the 2nd, the government of Yingze District of Taiyuan City implemented a total closure of the Taiqi Mountain Scenic Area in accordance with the law, and transferred the person in charge of the scenic area and related personnel to the public security agency for investigation and handling.

In the meantime, the local government officials organized the associations one by one to comfort the families of the victims; organized and coordinated high-quality medical resources, and made every effort to treat the injured.

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