Nanyang officials launch fire safety publicity campaign

The deputy chief of the Nanyang public security bureau, Lu Shujian, addresses the crowd at the launching ceremony of a one-month publicity campaign for fire control in Nanyang. [Photo/hnr.cn]

Nanyang municipal authorities on Wednesday launched a one-month publicity campaign aimed at raising awareness of fire control in Nanyang, Henan province.

Speaking at a launching ceremony held at Wandro Shopping Square, Nanyang's deputy mayor Zhu Haijun spoke of the importance of intensifying citizens' awareness of fire control. Zhu reviewed the "painful lessons" of the past that had arisen from damaging conflagrations in other cities in Henan and urged related government departments to conduct widespread publicity activities.

Over the course of the campaign, training will be enhanced among firefighters, well-equipped fire prevention and control facilities will be guaranteed and widespread publicity drives will take place.

Citizens learn fire-fighting information from the publicity boards at Wandro Shopping Square in Nanyang on May 4. [Photo/hnr.cn]

Firefighting drills and fire accident video clips will be shown in public places in the city in the following month. Local reporters, volunteers and artists will also join in with the campaign to help raise awareness and teach the public how to protect themselves from fire accidents.

Officials from Nanyang public security bureau, fire-fighting division and other related departments were in attendance at the launching ceremony.