On July 15, 2026, after a major fire at Huiteng Shoe Industry in Jinjiang, Quanzhou, Fujian, local shoe factories held a safety production meeting. It was widely circulated online that relevant authorities instructed that finding a single cigarette butt within the factory grounds would result in a fine of 10,000 yuan and the pursuit of liability.
According to information circulating online, the death toll in the recent fire at Huiteng Shoe Factory in Jinjiang, Fujian, has risen from the previously reported 29 to 147.
According to online reports, Fujian Governor Zhao Long is suspected to have arrived in Jinjiang to take charge of the response to the Huiteng Footwear fire, with his motorcade stretching for hundreds of meters.
On July 9, 2026, a major fire broke out at the Huiteng Shoe Factory in Jinjiang, Quanzhou, Fujian, causing people to jump from buildings to escape and resulting in deaths and injuries. By July 11, the site was tightly sealed off jointly by military and armed police as well as traffic police, with access restricted.