On 21 November 2022, at 16:22, a factory fire started, killing 38 people and injuring two others in
Wenfeng District
Wenfeng District () is a district in Anyang, Henan province, China.
Administrative divisions
As of 2021, this district is divided to 12 subdistricts, 1 town and 1 township.
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;Towns
* Baoliansi Town ()
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* Gaozhuang Township ...
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Anyang
Anyang (; ) is a prefecture-level city in Henan province, China. The northernmost city in Henan, Anyang borders Puyang to the east, Hebi and Xinxiang to the south, and the provinces of Shanxi and Hebei to its west and north respectively.
It had a ...
City,
Henan
Henan (; or ; ; alternatively Honan) is a landlocked province of China, in the central part of the country. Henan is often referred to as Zhongyuan or Zhongzhou (), which literally means "central plain" or "midland", although the name is al ...
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central China
Central China () is a geographical and a loosely defined cultural region that includes the provinces of Henan, Hubei and Hunan. Jiangxi is sometimes also regarded to be part of this region. Central China is now officially part of South Central ...
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According to
state media
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, the fire was started by "illegal welding".
According to a government statement, more than 200 rescuers and 60 firemen battled the blaze, and there were also psychologists on the site for the victims' relatives. State media said that the fire started at a facility belonging to a tiny, privately held company in Anyang's "high tech zone" without going into further detail about the nature of the business.
References
2022 disasters in China
2022 fires in Asia
21st century in Henan
2022 factory fire
Building and structure fires in China
Factory fires
November 2022 events in China
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