China News Service, June 19th, according to the European Union News Agency quoted the European Union News Agency, about 2:00 a.m. local time on June 18th, located in Osmanoro, Sesto Fiorentino (Central Italy). Osmannoro) A major fire broke out in the industrial area, and two industrial plants were completely lost in the fire, involving 62 Chinese leather goods processing plants. Regarding the specific cause of the fire accident, the police have begun to intervene in the investigation. The Chinese Consulate General in Florence paid close attention to this and launched an emergency mechanism to help the disaster-stricken overseas Chinese get rid of the predicament.
According to reports, at 2:10 a.m. local time on the 18th, the Fire Police Department received a report of a fire in the Osmanoro industrial area, and immediately deployed 13 fire trucks and 40 fire police officers near the fire area to the fire scene and passed for several hours. The effort to put out the fire put out the fire. The fire accident did not cause casualties.
After the fire, the reporter learned through the local overseas Chinese leader Zhou Ruyan that there were 5 factories in the industrial area of the fire in Osmanoro, and there were more than 150 Chinese family-owned factories producing leather goods and bags. The two overfired factories were about 2,500 square meters, and 62 Chinese processing plants were burned in the fire. According to preliminary estimates, the average loss of each Chinese factory is about 100,000 euros. The direct economic loss caused by the fire to Chinese businessmen is about millions of euros. Some overseas Chinese may face livelihood problems.
On the morning of the 18th local time, Wang Wengang, Chinese Consul General in Florence, and Yan Jinlin, director of the Consular Department, learned of the fire in the Chinese enterprise and immediately rushed to the scene to understand the situation. He also called on the Chinese community and overseas Chinese to lend a helping hand to the affected overseas Chinese to help them overcome the economic and life difficulties caused by the fire as soon as possible.
Consul General Wang Wengang said in a telephone interview with a reporter from the European Union Press that according to the observation of the fire scene, the equipment, raw materials and commodities of 62 Chinese factories affected by the fire were completely lost. In the face of the New Coronavirus epidemic and the sudden fire, the affected overseas Chinese were hit twice economically and mentally.
Wang Wengang said that the consulate-general has been in emergency communication with the local government and police, and hopes that the relevant departments will give the necessary support and assistance to the affected Chinese overseas Chinese within the framework allowed by laws and policies to minimize their economic losses and help It's out of trouble.
Wang Wengang said that under the impact of the new Coronary Pneumonia virus epidemic, not only has the Italian economy been hit hard, but the Chinese economy has also experienced a major decline, and the Chinese employment problem is facing new challenges. In this special historical period, the future life problems of some disaster-stricken overseas Chinese have become the key issues that need to be resolved urgently.
Wang Wengang emphasized that in order to solve the practical difficulties faced by the overseas Chinese in the disaster, the Consulate General has issued an appeal to the Chinese communities and Chinese enterprises in the consular district to jointly lend a helping hand to the affected overseas Chinese and strive to solve the employment and livelihood problems of the relevant personnel.
Wang Wengang said that some affected overseas Chinese responded at the fire site. They put their passports, residence and other documents in the factory and were devoured by the fire. The consulate general will open a green channel for overseas Chinese to reapply their passports as soon as possible and communicate with the relevant competent authorities on procedures for renewal of residence permits. . All in all, as long as the laws and policies allow, no matter the major issues or minorities of the disaster-stricken overseas Chinese, the consulate general will do its best to help the overseas Chinese overcome the difficulties in accordance with the principle of diplomacy for the people.
Wang Wengang pointed out that although there were no casualties among Chinese citizens in the fire in the Osmanoro industrial area, some Chinese overseas Chinese suffered heavy property losses. Recently, as the epidemic situation in Italy has gradually eased, various industries have gradually resumed production. The consulate general once again called on and reminded the overseas Chinese that they must strictly abide by local laws and regulations. While preventing the rebound of the epidemic, they should take practical measures to prevent and eliminate hidden safety hazards such as fire, and ensure the safety of production and life and property during the resumption of production. (Boyuan)