2022 Anyang factory fire

{{Short description|Disaster in Henan, China}}

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| date = {{start date|df=yes|2022|11|21}}

| time = 16:22

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| place = Wenfeng District, Anyang, Henan, China

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| reported death(s) = 38

| reported injuries = 2

| cause = Believed to be violations of electric welding policies

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On 21 November 2022, at 16:22,[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-asia-china-63712628 China factory blaze kills 38] Retrieved 27/11/2022. a factory fire started, killing 38 people and injuring two others in Wenfeng District, Anyang City, Henan, central China.{{cite web|url=http://ha.people.com.cn/n2/2022/1122/c351638-40205438.html|title=安阳文峰区：周到细致做好家属抚慰、依法赔偿和困难救助等善后工作|date=22 November 2022}} According to state media, the fire was started by "illegal welding".{{Cite news |date=22 November 2022 |title=Chinese factory fire that killed 38 caused by illegal welding – media |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/china/factory-fire-kills-36-chinese-city-anyang-2022-11-22/ |access-date=22 November 2022}}{{Cite web |date=22 November 2022 |title=Factory fire kills 38 people in central China, state media reports |url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/21/asia/china-factory-fire-henan-intl-hnk/index.html |access-date=22 November 2022 |website=CNN |language=en}}{{cite web | url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/nov/22/factory-fire-deaths-chinese-city-anyang-henan-china | title=Dozens dead in factory fire in Chinese city of Anyang – state media | website=TheGuardian.com | date=22 November 2022 }}{{Cite web |title=38 killed in factory fire in central China |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/11/22/at-least-36-killed-in-factory-fire-in-central-china |access-date=22 November 2022 |website=aljazeera.com |language=en}}

According to a government statement, more than 200 rescuers and 60 firemen battled the blaze, and there were also psychologists on the site for the victims' relatives. State media said that the fire started at a facility belonging to a tiny, privately held company in Anyang's "high tech zone" without going into further detail about the nature of the business.