Shanxi Governor Lu Dongliang chaired a provincial government executive meeting on November 9, 2026, to discuss year-end safety, economic priorities and compensation for environmental damage, according to the original report.
The meeting called for treatment of people injured in a building fire in Liuxiang Subdistrict, Yingze District, Taiyuan, as well as follow-up arrangements and an investigation. It urged fire safety checks in high-rise buildings, mixed-use premises and crowded places, alongside continued work to address major fire risks and prevent winter forest and grassland fires. The report did not provide casualty figures.
Officials also discussed maintaining and safely increasing coal production, developing renewable energy alongside energy-intensive industries, expanding investment and improving consumer services. The meeting called for stronger handling of environmental damage compensation cases, with attention to illegal mining, illegal disposal of solid waste and road transport of hazardous chemicals.
The meeting approved a draft regulation on the management of tour guides in Shanxi and decided to issue it as a provincial government order. The report did not specify when it would take effect.
