What is the direct cause of the fire in Fuzhou Changle Latin Bar?

The direct cause of the fire in Fuzhou Changle Latin Bar was that about 10 young men and women illegally set off fireworks in the bar that night, which ignited the ceiling of polyurethane foam sound-absorbing material and caused a fire.

The main causes of heavy casualties caused by this fire are:

1. People are highly concentrated in the meeting place. At least 100 consumers came to the bar that night, plus 13 service personnel, 1 boss, 1 manager. 100 people gathered in a bar less than 200 square meters for entertainment. The fire broke out on the night of Lunar New Year's Eve, when a birthday celebration was being held. At that time, it was the climax of consumption, and it was impossible for a highly gathered crowd to disperse in a short time.

2. The burning of decoration materials produces smoke, which is highly toxic. Latin bars use a lot of sound-absorbing sponges, paints, adhesives and other decoration materials. These synthetic materials have a low ignition point, a large amount of smoke, many products of combustion decomposition, strong toxicity, and a large number of toxic fumes such as carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, hydrogen cyanide, formaldehyde, etc., which have caused fatal disasters to people trapped in the fire.

3. The burning speed of decoration materials is extremely fast. This flammable combustible burns quickly. The survey found that it was less than 60 seconds from 23: 54: 50 when the ceiling caught fire to 23: 55: 52 when the fire rushed out of the bar.

4. Consumers lack common sense of evacuation, escape and self-help. After discovering that the ceiling is on fire, individual consumers are still watching, packing their personal belongings and even continuing to entertain. They did not immediately evacuate the area, nor did they remind the person in charge of the area to organize the evacuation. They only started to escape spontaneously when the fire spread rapidly and the fire was already very strong, thus losing the best opportunity to save themselves.

Extended data:

According to the report of the Office of the the State Council Security Committee, both the major fire accident in Changle Latin Bar in Fujian and the "920" major fire accident in Dance King Club in Shenzhen have serious illegal and illegal problems, such as operating buildings without passing the fire design review and acceptance, decorating with flammable materials such as polyurethane foam, and setting off fireworks indoors, which has exposed some problems such as weak fire safety foundation, weak fire safety awareness and inadequate fire safety supervision in some areas.

The circular calls for strengthening law enforcement inspection on the safety of public gathering places, and severely punishing illegal acts such as unauthorized operation, unauthorized operation beyond the scope of registration in industrial and commercial registration, unauthorized entertainment activities without the approval of cultural departments, and employees taking up posts without relevant training, strict punishment measures, firm closure of the closure and firm ban of the ban. Anyone who violates the criminal law shall be investigated for criminal responsibility according to law.

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A fire broke out in the Latin Bar in Changle City, Fujian Province, killing 15 people.