Last night, a fire at , North China University of Central and Southern China attracted attention, and Weibo , Moments and self-media were disclosed. The relevant parties also spoke quickly, and the "fire" did not spread!
Taiyuan Firefighting’s Weibo posted a message at 23:23 last night. Two minutes ago, they also introduced the fire:
Taiyuan Fire
March 18 23:21
At 20:11 on March 18, 2017, the 119 Command Center of the Taiyuan Public Security Fire Brigade received an alarm. A fire broke out in the scientific research building of Zhongbei University, Jiancaoping District, Taiyuan City. The detachment quickly mobilized forces to organize the firefighting. At 22:15, all the fires were put out, and no casualties were found. The overburden area was about 200 square meters.

On March 18, fire broke out in the scientific research building of Zhongbei University, Jiancaoping District, Taiyuan City. @Taiyuan Firefighting Picture
Half an hour later, the official Weibo of the North University of Central and Northern University also released a message:
00:02
Tonight at around 20:10
At around 20:10 pm, a fire broke out in of our school’s National Defense Science and Technology Key Laboratory. After more than an hour of emergency response from the fire armed police, the fire has now been completely extinguished, no casualties, and there are no chemicals in the fire area. After the fire is extinguished, the firefighters entered and cleaned up. The cause of the fire and property losses are under further investigation and verification. After the fire broke out, all the leaders of the school and relevant departments rushed to the scene as soon as possible to command the firefight, evacuate the onlookers, and prevent secondary harm from happening. Wu Junqing, director of the Provincial Department of Education, also arrived at the scene after receiving the report.
At 10 am this morning, the school issued a fire verification notice:
00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 After the teachers and students in the building found smoke, they immediately called the police to 119 and the school security department, and organized the evacuation of personnel in a timely manner, and took measures to cut off power as soon as possible. After receiving the alarm, the school security department quickly blocked the scene and quickly organized the safety of teachers and students in the building to evacuate.
After receiving the fire alarm, the firefighters arrived at the scene in time and extinguished the fire. The fire was put out at around 22:15 pm, and then the firefighters entered the building and inspected each room to ensure that there was no possibility of rekindling. Due to the timely evacuation, no casualties were found during this fire.
The fire was overcrowded in this fire area is about 270 square meters, involving 6 offices and laboratories of all sizes and sizes. The original items in each room in the building were office supplies, tables, chairs, instruments and equipment, etc., and there were no hazardous chemicals. The property losses caused by are estimated to be 2 million yuan. According to preliminary information, the fire started from a laboratory on the third floor. Since it was the weekend, there was no one in the laboratory where the fire broke out. At present, the fire department is investigating and verifying the cause of the fire.
After the fire broke out, Li Zhongren, secretary of the school party committee, and Liu Youzhi, principal, arrived at the scene as soon as possible, and all the school leaders also arrived at the scene immediately. The school quickly launched an emergency plan and took timely measures to deal with students, while doing a good job in stabilizing students and responding to public opinion. The heads of relevant departments, laboratories and relevant teachers and students will promptly meet on-site cooperation with firefighting work. Zhang Wendong, Deputy Secretary-General of the Provincial Government, Wu Junqing, Director of the Provincial Department of Education, Sun Shixin, Deputy Director of the Caoling District Party Committee Li Guizeng, and District Mayor Lu Junfeng also rushed to the scene to provide guidance in a timely manner.
After the fire was effectively controlled, the school party committee held a leadership team meeting overnight to study and resolve the aftermath of the accident. It decided to hold a meeting of the department-level cadres of the school at 8:00 am on March 19, and arrange a major safety investigation across the school to further strengthen safety education management, eliminate safety hazards, and actively rectify the accident.
Immediately afterwards, Party Secretary Li Zhongren and Principal Liu Youzhi convened a meeting of the laboratory leaders and asked them to calm the students' emotions and actively cooperate in the investigation of the cause of the accident.
Thanks to the alumni and all sectors of society for their concern and support for North China University. If there are any further information, we will release it to the public in a timely manner.
edited: Timely fire rescue is the key to reducing fire losses, and the authoritative department’s immediate voice is an important measure to avoid the spread of secondary disasters.This official Weibo forwards these two messages in order to respond to netizens' concerns, and also hopes that after such emergencies occur, relevant departments should speak out in a timely manner to avoid unnecessary public opinion.
(The original title is "Spring Fire Prevention is Not a Joke! Authoritative Report on the Fire at the North Central University of Central and Northern University last night!")