State Council committee to oversee investigation of deadly fire in Beijing
By Hou Liqiang | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2023-04-21 13:16
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The Work Safety Committee of the State Council has decided to directly oversee the investigation of a deadly fire that killed 29 people in Beijing.
The committee will also dispatch personnel to guide capital authorities' investigative work, a media release from the Ministry of Emergency Management on Friday said.
The office of the committee is based in the ministry.
The blaze happened on Tuesday in Beijing's Changfeng Hospital. A preliminary investigation showed it was caused by a welding spark during renovation work.
Of the deceased, 26 were patients, one was a family member of a patient and two were medical workers.
In the release, the committee urged Beijing authorities to identify the cause of the tragedy as soon as possible.