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The governor of Jilin apologized for the fire, and the mayor of Changchun made a review

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The governor of Jilin apologized for the fire, and the mayor of Changchun made a review. According to the Voice of China's "Central Broadcasting News" report, the Jilin Dehui Poultry Processing Factory's 6/3 huge explosion and burning accident...

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The governor of Jilin apologized for the fire, and the mayor of Changchun made a review. According to Voice of China's "Central Broadcasting News" report, the first plenary meeting of the State Council's investigation team on the 6/3 massive explosion and combustion accident at Jilin Dehui Poultry Processing Factory was held in Changchun at 9 a.m. this morning. Yang Dongliang, leader of the accident investigation team and director of the State Administration of Work Safety, Bayin Chaolu, governor of Jilin Province, and heads of departments such as the Ministry of Supervision, the Supreme People's Procuratorate, and the All-China Federation of Trade Unions attended the meeting. The investigation team stood up to mourn the victims. Yang Dongliang, on behalf of the investigation team, expressed condolences to the victims and condolences to the families of the victims and the injured. He suggested that everyone at the scene stand and observe a moment of silence for the victims. Yang Dongliang said that the clean-up and search and rescue operations at the accident scene have basically ended, and the comprehensive treatment of the injured has begun. We will try to move all the liquid ammonia on site before dark today. Dozens of workers were unable to escape and died at the door of the workshop In his speech, Yang Dongliang detailed the problems of the accident company Baoyuanfeng, including disregarding the safety of employees and taking risks to organize operations. There are hundreds of workers in two workshops. It is so labor-intensive but there are no safety measures to guarantee it; the company's safety system is not perfect and implemented, and safety awareness is weak, especially for fire prevention and leakage prevention. , there are no effective measures; there are serious problems in the factory workshop from design, building material selection, construction, to production acceptance; corporate management is chaotic, fire escapes and safety exits are not smooth; labor is chaotic, there is no safety training, and there are no escape drills. Many people died at the door of the workshop because they were unable to escape. He said, "The lessons are extremely profound and really sad." Yang Dongliang said that most of the victims were migrant workers. The lives of migrant workers are precious, but companies only regard them as cheap labor, blindly pursue profits regardless of safety, and just work blindly. He said: "We cannot just focus on taxes. Without safety, how can we talk about development? How can we talk about a harmonious society? This is the bottom line." He said that the main responsibility of enterprises cannot be evaded, and the responsibility of government supervision cannot be shied. The first meeting of the State Council's investigation team was held, marking the full launch of the investigation work. Yang Dongliang said that he will accept the supervision of the people and the news media with a highly responsible attitude and give a sincere and responsible explanation to the families of the victims. The survey results must withstand the test of history, time, practice and the people. The enterprise's hidden dangers are prominent and the accident is no accident. Regarding the cause of the accident that the public is concerned about, Yang Dongliang said that the direct cause of this particularly serious fire accident still needs to be investigated. Where the fire source is, whether it was a direct fire or an explosion caused the fire, all need to be investigated, evidence collected, analyzed and judged. Currently, fire experts and chemical experts are on site to carry out work. The legal representative of Baoyuanfeng Company has been controlled in accordance with the law, assets and funds have been frozen, all licenses have been revoked, and on-site protection and data sealing have been implemented. Yang Dongliang said that the hidden dangers of the accident enterprise Baoyuanfeng were actually outstanding. The accident was not accidental, but inevitable because the usual inspections were not careful and the investigation of hidden dangers was not implemented. If one link had been taken care of, the result would not have been like this. For example, if the workshop door could be opened, so many people would not have died. The workshop cannot be opened, hindering escape. Whether it is locked needs to be investigated. Yang Dongliang said that more than 40 people were first found dead at the accident site. Later, the bodies of many other people were found piled at the door of the workshop, causing the number of victims to increase to hundreds. As for whether the door was locked at the time, further investigation is needed. At present, it seems that at least the door cannot be opened and people cannot get out. At the meeting, Changchun Mayor Jiang Zhiying made a self-examination. He said that he would not make excuses or avoid problems, but would handle the aftermath and cooperate with the investigation team. Jilin Province Governor Bayin Chaolu expressed remorse and apologized. He said that he was deeply aware of the gaps and problems in his work and that there were many loopholes in government supervision and needed to reflect deeply. Zhang Mingqi, vice chairman of the All-China Federation of Trade Unions, said that it was initially found that the company involved in the accident ignored the safety of employees, violated laws and regulations on production safety, and did not implement relevant systems. He proposed that in the aftermath, workers who died should be treated equally and compensated according to the same standard, regardless of whether they were inside or outside the system, how they were employed, or whether they were from urban or rural areas. Both Yang Dongliang and Zhang Mingqi mentioned that this accident occurred in a poultry processing plant, which is not a traditional high-risk industry, but it caused such serious casualties, which is particularly worthy of vigilance. Yang Shuwen, deputy department-level prosecutor of the Supreme People's Procuratorate, said that the related issues of dereliction of duty and dereliction of duty will be strictly investigated. The person in charge of the Fire Department of the Ministry of Public Security said: It is necessary to draw inferences from one example to curb the frequent occurrence of accidents. Yao Zengke, deputy director of the Ministry of Supervision, said: Accountability should not be emotional, but must be in accordance with laws and regulations. Officials "should be held accountable and protected."

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