A fire broke out in the Centenary Auditorium of Henan University late at night. (Picture source: Weibo screenshot)
[Watch China News on May 4, 2024](Watch comprehensive report by Chinese reporter Li Muzi) Late at night on May 2, he was called by netizensHenanThe “roots” of higher education are being repairedHenan UniversityMinglun Campusauditoriumoccurfirethe auditorium is a “nationalKey cultural relics“Protection Unit”. The fire attracted public attention.netizenThere were sighs and complaints, and the cause of the fire is currently under investigation.
According to CCTV News, at about 23:20 on May 2, a fire broke out in the auditorium of Minglun Campus of Henan University, which was under renovation. The fire caused part of the roof of the building to collapse and damage, but there were no casualties. The relevant responsible persons have been controlled by the public security organs. Henan Province has set up a joint investigation team to carry out an “escalation investigation” to find out the reasons as soon as possible and hold accountable those responsible in accordance with the law. Relevant work is in progress.
According to top news reports, on-site aerial footage showed that the roof of the auditorium had basically collapsed after the fire, and the fire-burned building was charred.
Some netizens posted pictures of the fire and said that the building on fire was the auditorium at the former site of the Henan Preparatory School for Studying in Europe and America at Henan University. In 2006, it was “listed as the sixth batch of national key cultural relics protection units.” The auditorium was completed on December 28, 1934. It covers an area of 3,932 square meters, is 73.75 meters long from north to south, and 53.75 meters wide from east to west. It has a total construction area of 4,687 square meters and can accommodate more than 3,000 people. It is a masterpiece of modern architectural art in the country.
Henan University Auditorium “5.2” Fire
1. It was built in the 1930s of the Republic of China and is a nationally protected cultural relic.
2. Fires of unknown origin occurred during the May Day holiday.
3. The secretary of the party committee wrote: ~The school is in mourning tonight, and our school will never have borders!
4. The school’s retarded statement: The school will make every effort to minimize losses.
5. The company involved won the bid for maintenance and repair projects in many places, and the protected cultural relics turned into burned cultural relics.
What is ridiculous is that the school held a safety work meeting on April 30. pic.twitter.com/GIMywo7HiN— Old Cat (@qlzRCPJGbGGEfQs) May 3, 2024
Level up investigation! It is understood that the building that caught fire is the auditorium at the former site of Henan University’s Henan Preparatory School for Studying in Europe and the United States. It was listed as the sixth batch of national key cultural relics protection units in 2006. The auditorium was completed on December 28, 1934. It covers an area of 3,932 square meters, is 73.75 meters long from north to south, and 53.75 meters wide from east to west. It has a total construction area of 4,687 square meters and can accommodate more than 3,000 people. It is a masterpiece of modern architectural art in the country. pic.twitter.com/l1E4bZ14H8
— Lantian Shengyu (@Kingtian19) May 4, 2024
In response to this, Weibo netizen “Hidden Master” who was suspected of knowing the matter asked, “I’ll die. The auditorium is the heart of Henan University. The maintenance budget alone cost more than 100 million. Isn’t more than 100 million not enough for the fire protection budget? It’s all made of wood.” Don’t you know how to provide early warning during construction? An auditorium is only 4,000 square meters, and the construction team has been repairing it for a whole semester. I went to ask the vendors at the school gate at 0:40, and the bosses said The fire has been burning for two hours, and the fire trucks are coming one after another, but the fire is still raging from the outside. Is Kaifeng’s firefighting efficiency low?”
The Paper reports that the auditorium of Minglun Campus of Henan University is the spiritual landmark of Henan University for centuries and is a national key cultural relic protection unit with a history of 90 years. However, a fire on the evening of May 2 engulfed the auditorium that was under renovation, causing thousands of netizens to feel heartbroken.
Zhao Kui, a professor and doctoral supervisor at the School of Architecture and Urban Planning at Huazhong University of Science and Technology, has long been committed to the protection of architectural heritage. He said that the Henan University Auditorium has unique scientific, artistic and historical value, and is a model of modern “Chinese and Western” university architecture.
Zhao Kui said that many ancient buildings at home and abroad have been preserved for a long time, but were damaged by fires during the repair process, which is very sad. The causes of fires are often directly related to “worker smoking”, “line short circuit”, “illegal welding” and other situations.
On August 23, 2023, the Henan Provincial Government Procurement Network released the “Announcement on Competitive Consultation for the Renovation Project of the Auditorium at the Former Site of the Henan Preparatory School for Studying in Europe and the United States at Henan University”, purchasing the renovation project of the auditorium with a budget of 6.5 million yuan. The contract performance period It is 180 calendar days, and provides 5 years of waterproofing projects and 5 years of maintenance and protection projects. Later, Beijing Tongxing Ancient Construction Engineering Co., Ltd. won the bid for the renovation project with a price of 4.356 million yuan.
Ji Jie, deputy director and secretary-general of the Science Education Working Committee of the China Fire Protection Association and deputy director of the State Key Laboratory of Fire Science at the University of Science and Technology of China, said, “It is not clear yet the specific cause of the fire in the Heda Auditorium. It may be due to the aging of electrical equipment, or It may be that the construction management is not standardized, and it is difficult to make a conclusion at the moment.”
In the comment area of The Paper article, some netizens said, “It was repairing the exterior and the workers had withdrawn at night, but the fire still broke out at night. The school wants to put all the responsibility on the construction company,” and “It is seriously suspected that the construction workers were smoking or smoking inside. “It was done by pulling wires privately”, “Let’s just dismantle it…the purpose is to dismantle it?”
Some Weibo netizens said, “It’s no wonder Mr. He was a little excited. Because the burned buildings are the ‘roots’ of higher education in Henan.” “From the beginning to the actual operation of this school, there are a large number of responsible and enthusiastic people behind it.” Fundraising is widespread. This is a major feature of modern higher education in Henan: it is run by Henan people themselves. ”
Overseas X netizens commented, “The great auditorium has been repaired! The fire department said that the fire was under control, but everything was burnt out. They really gave in”, “Protecting cultural relics turned into burning cultural relics”, “New buildings must be There are so-called modern innovations that are in line with the current leadership, and funerals are held happily, which is an old tradition.” “Reconstruction can make a fortune again.”
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