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Now to a story that goes back to this time last year …Plans are underway to renovate a building that is part of Beijing's iconic CCTV headquarters complex – and which was gutted by fire during last year's Spring Festival. And now it’s been announced that over 70 people have been held officially responsible – to varying degrees - for the devastating blaze.
The Mandarin Oriental Hotel Building has stood largely untouched for almost a year now since it was gutted by an inferno on the very last day of last year’s Spring Festival holiday. The cause of the fire was an illegal firework set off during CCTV's New Year celebrations. In addition to the material damage, one firefighter died and several others were injured as they struggled to put out the blaze. China’s State Council yesterday officially announced that 71 people had been held responsible for the fire. It's said of these, 44 will be referred to the courts for prosecution while 27 others will face disciplinary sanctions. Zhao Huayong, who stepped down as head of the state broadcaster back in May, will receive an administrative demotion.
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