北京医院火灾致29人死亡12人被捕 Twelve people arrested over Beijing hospital fire that killed 29



https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/apr/19/arrests-beijing-hospital-fire

长丰医院院长是2002年以来首都发生火灾后被拘留的人之一。
由于安全标准薄弱和执法不严,致命火灾在中国很常见。

周二的惨剧是自2002年6月一家网吧火灾导致25名学生死亡以来中国首都发生的最严重的惨剧。 今年11月,新疆西北部公寓发生火灾,导致10人死亡,被指为阻碍救援工作的新冠肺炎封锁示威接连不断。

11月,中国中部一家工厂发生火灾,造成38人死亡,当局指责工人非法焊接。

Director of Changfeng hospital among those detained after deadliest fire in China’s capital since 2002.
Deadly fires are common in China due to weak safety standards and lax enforcement.

Tuesday’s tragedy was the deadliest in the Chinese capital since a fire at an internet cafe in June 2002 killed 25 students. Ten people died in an apartment block fire in north-western Xinjiang in November, prompting protests against Covid-19 lockdowns blamed for hindering rescue efforts.

And 38 people were killed in a fire at a factory in central China, also in November, with authorities blaming workers for illegal welding.

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