On the morning of January 23rd, Executive Vice Mayor Jiang Feng investigated the fire safety situation in the Beihu Market. Deputy Secretary General of the municipal government Wang Weidong, Director of Municipal Bureau of Commerce Duan Waibin, Party Secretary of Chenzhou Market Service Center Li Zhihong, and Party committee member and Deputy Director He Yue accompanied the investigation.

Comrade Jiang Feng and his entourage first carefully examined the passage order of the clothing shops, the shoe shops and the knitted goods shops in the second floor, and the facility layout and condition of fire extinguishers and fire hydrants, then inspected the fire monitoring operation system in the fire control room.

Comrade Jiang Feng stressed that the Beihu Market is Chenzhou's largest wholesale industrial market and the fire safety should be put in the first place. He hoped that the management party would further increase the frequency and density of inspections, and strictly prohibit placing the goods on the passageway to ensure the passage open; pay more attention to the repair and maintenance of fire fighting facilities to ensure that the facilities are complete and easy to use; further strengthen the fire safety knowledge and skills education for employees and market employees to ensure that everyone will put out fire and escape.