According to Article 139 of the Criminal Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), those who violate the fire control laws and regulations and refuse to implement them after being notified by the fire control institutions to take corrective measures, thus causing serious consequences, the persons who are directly responsible shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years or criminal detention; If the consequences are especially serious, they shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than seven years.
According to the second paragraph of Article 64 of the Fire Protection Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), if a fire is caused by negligence, which does not constitute a crime, it shall be detained for more than 10 days and less than 15 days, and may be fined up to 500 yuan; If the circumstances are minor, a warning or a fine of not more than 500 yuan shall be imposed.
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Case: negligence caused a fire? Two responsible persons in Jiaozuo were administratively detained according to law.
Wen county Brigade of Jiaozuo Fire Brigade, together with the police station of Wenquan Town under its jurisdiction, administratively detained Ren and Wang, employees of Jiaozuo wen county Yisen Energy Saving Co., Ltd., for 2 days because of their negligence in setting off firecrackers in the company.
Workers Ren Mou and Wang Mou of Jiaozuo wen county Energy Saving Co., Ltd. accidentally ignited the waste piled up outside the company's workshop, which caused the raw material particles in the workshop to catch fire. The fire area is 630m2, and the direct property loss is 17970 yuan.
Ren and Wang's actions have constituted negligence and caused fire. According to the second paragraph of Article 64 of the Fire Prevention Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) and the fourth paragraph of the first paragraph of Article 135 of the Procedures for Handling Administrative Cases by Public Security Organs, Ren Mou and Wang Mou, who were directly responsible for the fire caused by negligence, were administratively detained for two days according to law.
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China People's Congress Network-People's Republic of China (PRC) and China Criminal Law
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China People's Congress Network-People's Republic of China (PRC) * * * and China Fire Protection Law
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People's network-negligence leads to fire? Two responsible persons in Jiaozuo were administratively detained according to law.