Sadly, it seems that China's fire problems appear all too often in Fire International's pages. There is, however, a glimmer of hope in that the authorities are now taking the problem seriously and promulgating legislation to help reduce the numbers of deaths in fires. JAMES GLASSE, an expert on Chinese affairs, has travelled across much of China in the interests of research. Here, he paints a picture of recent hotel fires that seems to indicate there is plenty more work to be done.
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