The State Council has upgraded the investigation into the "910" major fire accident at Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. of China State Shipbuilding Corporation.

In order to earnestly implement the important instructions of General Secretary Xi Jinping, and in accordance with the directive requirements of Premier Li Qiang and other central leading comrades, as well as relevant national laws and regulations, the State Council has established an investigation team for the "910" major fire accident at China State Shipbuilding Corporation Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. in Qingdao, Shandong. The investigation team is led by the Ministry of Emergency Management, with participation from relevant parties including the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of Transport, the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council, the All-China Federation of Trade Unions, the National Fire and Rescue Administration, and the People's Government of Shandong Province. The accident is being investigated at an elevated level. On the afternoon of September 14, the State Council accident investigation team held its first plenary meeting. Song Yuanming, head of the State Council accident investigation team, deputy director of the Office of the State Council Work Safety Committee, and vice minister of the Ministry of Emergency Management, presided over the meeting, announced the investigation arrangements, and put forward work requirements.