The State Council has elevated the investigation into the major fire accident at Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding on "9·10"

The State Council has established an accident investigation team to conduct an elevated investigation into the "9·10" major fire accident at China State Shipbuilding Corporation Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. The accident occurred at around 11:15 a.m. on September 10, when a foreign cargo ship caught fire during berthing maintenance, resulting in 25 deaths and 5 injuries. According to relevant requirements, the investigation team is led by the Ministry of Emergency Management, with participation from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of Transport, the Stateowned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council, the AllChina Federation of Trade Unions, the National Fire and Rescue Administration, and the People's Government of Shandong Province, among other relevant parties. On the afternoon of September 14, the team held its first plenary meeting, arranging the investigation and putting forward work requirements. The meeting required that the investigation follow the principles of scientific rigor, lawbased and regulationscompliant conduct, seeking truth from facts, emphasizing effectiveness, and the "four nomisses" principle, in order to identify the cause of the accident as soon as possible, comprehensively verify the responsibilities of the enterprise, industry supervision, and local management, and pursue accountability in accordance with the law. The meeting also stressed the need to draw profound lessons, inspect and remedy fire hazards and safety risks in key industries and sectors, and prevent similar major accidents from happening again.