Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development Dispatches Work Team to Shiyan, Hubei to Guide Accident Response
After the gas explosion at Yanhu Community in Zhangwan District, Shiyan, Hubei, the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development attached great importance to the incident. Minister Wang Menghui immediately issued instructions, requiring earnest study and implementation of the important directives of General Secretary Xi Jinping and the instructions of central leaders including Premier Li Keqiang and Vice Premier Han Zheng. The Ministry immediately dispatched personnel to the scene to guide and urge local authorities in carrying out emergency rescue and the treatment of the injured, striving to minimize casualties, and ensuring water and gas supply for residents in the affected areas. It also called for drawing lessons broadly to strengthen the investigation of safety hazards in the housing and urban-rural development sector, so as to safeguard the lives and property of the people.
2021-06-16