Implementing the Prime Minister's direction in Directive No. 01/CT-TTg, Official Dispatches 220 and 825 on fire prevention and fighting, ministries, branches and local People's Committees have seriously implemented it. Fire prevention and fighting and rescue work has had many positive changes, people's awareness and knowledge of fire prevention and fighting have been increasingly raised, local authorities at all levels have recognized the role and responsibility in fire prevention and fighting and rescue work. However, fire prevention and fighting and rescue work still has limitations, difficulties and inadequacies, especially fires and explosions in households, houses combined with production and business, and crowded establishments are still complicated. As of October 15, 2023, there were more than 2,900 fires and fire incidents nationwide, killing 134 people, injuring 101 people, causing an estimated loss of more than 229 billion VND and 207 hectares of forest; There were 10 explosions, killing 5 people and injuring 18 people. Compared to the first 10 months of 2022, the number of fires decreased by 1,367 cases, the number of deaths increased by 36, and property damage decreased by 337.92 billion VND.
Comrade Phan Tan Canh, member of the Provincial Party Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee attended the conference at the bridge point of our province.
Concluding the conference, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh requested ministries, branches, provincial and municipal People's Committees to continue to seriously and effectively implement the Party's guidelines and the State's policies and laws on fire prevention and fighting and rescue; requested the Ministry of Construction to promptly complete the standards for individual houses, including instructions on implementing fire safety requirements for individual houses combined with other purposes. Coordinate with provincial and municipal People's Committees to inspect and supervise specialized construction agencies to ensure strict implementation of appraisal and construction licensing for works subject to fire prevention and fighting design, especially facilities with high risk of fire and explosion, facilities with high concentration of people such as bars, karaoke, high-rise buildings, houses combined with production and business, etc. The Ministry of Information and Communications directed news agencies and newspapers to strengthen propaganda work to raise people's vigilance and promptly respond to fire and explosion incidents. At the same time, ministries, branches and localities strengthen inspection and examination, and at the same time review and strictly handle groups and individuals who commit violations and violations of the law in fire prevention and fighting work.
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