On September 15, a fire broke out on the top floor of Building 3 of Qinshui Liting in Baiyun Subdistrict, Haishu District, Ningbo, Zhejiang Province. Thick smoke and flames were seen at the scene. Rescue footage showed a woman falling from the building near the fire department's aerial ladder. The local emergency management bureau reported that the flames have been extinguished and one person was injured and taken to hospital.
On September 14, the Ningbo Metro Line 12 Xiangshan branch launched its first day of free trial rides, and the site descended into severe chaos due to overcrowded passenger flow. A large number of elderly passengers pushed and crowded while entering stations and boarding, causing many to fall to the ground, and inside the carriage there were even uncontrolled incidents of people slamming the windows.
On September 11, 2026, at night, Ningbo University's new students' opening ceremony was suddenly hit by heavy rain, and the principal, Cai Ronggen, put down the original 3300+ words of the speech, only quoted the lyrics of “Water” and said “Welcome everyone,” and then blessed the new students to study hard and live well, the whole speech ended in 40 seconds. The school's public account later published the complete speech, and netizens praised the principal's decision to shorten the speech due to the rain.