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Mayor resigns over fire tragedy
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2004-04-18 09:09 The Jilin provincial people's government Saturday
agreed to the resignation of Jilin Mayor Gang Zhanbiao over a commercial
building fire in Jilin City in northeast China's Jilin Province.
The tragedy occurred at the Zhongbai commercial building in Jilin City on
Feb. 15, leaving 54 dead and some 70 injured. The fire was attributed to a lit
cigarette dropped in a warehouse of the building.
The provincial government also announced punishment for other officials on
the same day.
Cai Yuhe, deputy-mayor of Jilin City, was given a disciplinary warning and a
demerit record.
Liu Wenbin, director of the Jilin municipal commercial committee, was given a
serious disciplinary warning and an administrative demotion.
Yang Kaibao, deputy-director of the Jilin municipal commercial committee, was
dismissed from all party posts and administrative posts.
Five people directly responsible for the tragedy have been transferred to the
jurisdictional departments.
The fire struck the second floor of the building, which is located at a
downtown crossroads linking two major streets. The first and second floors of
the building were for shopping, the third for bathing services, the fourth for
billiard game and the fifth a disco.
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