Xi Jinping Issues Instructions on the Explosion at a Fireworks Factory in Liuyang, Hunan
Latest developments in the Changsha fireworks factory explosion, focusing on search and rescue, medical treatment, and aftermath handling Learn about Xi Jinping’s directives and rescue deployment, and follow the investigation into the cause of the accident and safety rectification
On May 4, an explosion occurred in a workshop of Huasheng Fireworks Manufacturing and Discharging Co., Ltd. in Liuyang, Changsha, Hunan, causing major casualties. After the accident, Xi Jinping made important instructions, requiring that missing persons be searched for as quickly as possible, the injured be treated with allout efforts, and followup work be handled properly.
Xi Jinping stressed that all regions and relevant departments must draw profound lessons, tighten safety production responsibilities, carry out concentrated investigations and remediation of risks and hidden dangers in key industries and fields, strengthen public safety management, and effectively safeguard the safety of people's lives and property.
Li Qiang also issued instructions, requiring that the number of people be verified, search and rescue be organized scientifically, secondary disasters be strictly prevented, and the cause of the accident be identified as soon as possible and dealt with seriously in accordance with laws and regulations. At present, the Ministry of Emergency Management has sent a working group to the scene, and Hunan Province is organizing forces to advance rescue and response work.