On the afternoon of November 9, the Propaganda Department of the Taiyuan Municipal Committee of Shanxi Province held a press briefing to report on the situation related to the Howard Johnson International apartment fire. At 16:59 on November 8, a fire accident occurred at Howard Johnson International Apartment in Liuxiang Street, Yingze District, Taiyuan City. A total of 60 trapped people were evacuated and rescued. As of the time before the ventilation meeting, the fire had killed 14 people. After the accident occurred, Taiyuan immediately initiated an emergency plan, set up an accident handling leadership team, and set up special working groups for medical treatment, aftercare, accident investigation and investigation, and comprehensive coordination. Make every effort to treat the wounded, coordinate provincial and municipal medical resources, implement a “one person, one special class, one person, one plan” for all the injured, and do a good job of reassuring the families of the victims, emotional comfort for the injured, and compensation for accidents. Control measures are taken against managers of property rights units and heads of property companies. Next, Taiyuan City will take it as a warning and reverse it, focus on fire safety, keep an eye on risks in key industries, and carry out major investigations, clean-up, and overhaul of production safety throughout the city to maintain the safety of people's lives and property.

On the afternoon of November 9, the Propaganda Department of the Taiyuan Municipal Committee of Shanxi Province held a press briefing to report on the situation related to the Howard Johnson International apartment fire. At 16:59 on November 8, a fire accident occurred at Howard Johnson International Apartment in Liuxiang Street, Yingze District, Taiyuan City. A total of 60 trapped people were evacuated and rescued. As of the time before the ventilation meeting, the fire had killed 14 people. After the accident occurred, Taiyuan immediately initiated an emergency plan, set up an accident handling leadership team, and set up special working groups for medical treatment, aftercare, accident investigation and investigation, and comprehensive coordination. Make every effort to treat the wounded, coordinate provincial and municipal medical resources, implement a “one person, one special class, one person, one plan” for all the injured, and do a good job of reassuring the families of the victims, emotional comfort for the injured, and compensation for accidents. Control measures are taken against managers of property rights units and heads of property companies. Next, Taiyuan City will take it as a warning and reverse it, focus on fire safety, keep an eye on risks in key industries, and carry out major investigations, clean-up, and overhaul of production safety throughout the city to maintain the safety of people's lives and property.