On October 23, a netizen posted a video claiming that the boss of Fujian Jinjiang Burì Shoe Industry Co., Ltd. was suspected of fleeing after owing wages, with large numbers of workers gathering to demand payment. Police arrived to maintain order. One worker said they had not received a single cent in wages, while another netizen said wages had not been paid for several months.
In the early hours of August 15, 2026, a major fire suddenly broke out at the Dewei Footwear and Apparel factory area in Chendai Town, Jinjiang City, Quanzhou, Fujian. The blaze lit up the surrounding night sky and produced a large amount of thick smoke, and fire engines were dispatched to handle the situation.
On August 14, 2026, Wuli Xiongxing Footwear in Jinjiang, Quanzhou, Fujian was shut down after failing a fire safety inspection. A large number of workers, unable to receive unemployment benefits, gathered at the company's office and outside the building to defend their rights.
After the Jinjiang shoe factory fire, on July 16, a waste recycling station in Tangcuo Village, Chidian Town, dozens of kilometers away, caught fire. Workers tried to extinguish the fire but the fire hydrant water pressure was insufficient, causing them to miss the golden rescue window. Some fire trucks could not reach the site due to narrow roads.
After the fire at the Jinjiang shoe factory, multiple netizens brought equipment such as cranes and drones to participate in the rescue efforts. However, they were unable to provide assistance because the equipment had not gone through approval procedures or was not permitted to enter the scene.
On July 16, 2026, a fire broke out suddenly at a scrap recycling station in Tangcuo Village, Chidian Town, Jinjiang, Quanzhou, Fujian. When workers at the scene tried to put out the fire, they encountered insufficient water pressure from the fire hydrants, which delayed the golden rescue window and allowed the blaze to spread.
After the Jinjiang shoe factory fire, local relevant departments intervened to interview merchants, demanding that they not deliver flowers to the shoe factory area. Meituan's system blocked the flower delivery function in that area, and some merchants said the delivered flowers were taken away by traffic police.
After the Jinjiang shoe factory fire, local shoe factories held a safety production meeting. The government's instructions focused not on improving fire safety facilities, but on 'fining 10,000 yuan and arresting people for every cigarette butt found'.
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.
On July 14, 2026, a netizen in Fujian posted a video on a short-video platform exposing that a fire hose at a fire safety facility he inspected had severely aged and dried out to the point of being unusable. After a fire in Jinjiang drew attention, the video's comment section was urgently blocked.
A fire broke out at a shoe factory in Jinjiang, Quanzhou, Fujian, leaving 28 people dead. Host Hu Liren cited this as an example to criticize Xi Jinping's government for its poor governance and failure to effectively prevent such safety accidents.
After a fire broke out at a shoe factory in Jinjiang, Quanzhou, Fujian, Xi Jinping issued important instructions. Host Hu Liren criticized this, arguing that the instructions were merely a formality and did not solve the fundamental problems.
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.
A shoe factory in Jinjiang, Quanzhou, Fujian suddenly caught fire, with the blaze lasting nearly 8 hours and causing 28 deaths. Leaders from the State Council and provincial and municipal governments subsequently visited the scene and apologized.