At 15:51 on May 19, 2025, Zhang, a 2024 grade student at the Chongqing University of Foreign Economics and Trade, fell into a septic tank while passing through the lawn next to the sidewalk near the basketball court in Campus B. The school authorities, fire department, medical and other forces made every effort to search and rescue him, but unfortunately died. After the incident occurred, the Municipal Education Commission and the Hechuan District Government set up a joint investigation team to carry out an investigation. After investigation, there was a major safety issue at the wellhead involved in the septic tank at the time of the incident, and the school authorities bear serious safety management responsibility for this. The school authorities have dismissed Li, the vice-principal in charge, and dealt seriously with the heads of relevant departments in accordance with the law and regulations. The joint investigation team urged the school authorities to actively do a good job in related aftercare matters and carry out comprehensive investigation and rectification of hidden campus safety hazards. Safety is no small matter. Schools of all kinds at all levels throughout the city are doing the opposite and comprehensively investigating and rectifying hidden safety hazards in schools to prevent similar incidents from happening again.

At 15:51 on May 19, 2025, Zhang, a 2024 grade student at the Chongqing University of Foreign Economics and Trade, fell into a septic tank while passing through the lawn next to the sidewalk near the basketball court in Campus B. The school authorities, fire department, medical and other forces made every effort to search and rescue him, but unfortunately died. After the incident occurred, the Municipal Education Commission and the Hechuan District Government set up a joint investigation team to carry out an investigation. After investigation, there was a major safety issue at the wellhead involved in the septic tank at the time of the incident, and the school authorities bear serious safety management responsibility for this. The school authorities have dismissed Li, the vice-principal in charge, and dealt seriously with the heads of relevant departments in accordance with the law and regulations. The joint investigation team urged the school authorities to actively do a good job in related aftercare matters and carry out comprehensive investigation and rectification of hidden campus safety hazards. Safety is no small matter. Schools of all kinds at all levels throughout the city are doing the opposite and comprehensively investigating and rectifying hidden safety hazards in schools to prevent similar incidents from happening again.