1993年2月14日下午1点15分左右,唐山市东矿区林西百货大楼发生了特大火灾事故,死亡79人,伤53人,直接经济损失近400万元。林西百货大楼是长58m,宽30m的三层建筑,三层均为营业厅。在该建筑的东南面,有一个面积约10m×10m的单层家俱营业厅与其主体直通。在百货大楼正常营业的同时,家俱营业厅在进行加层施工,由于焊工违章作业,使电火花顺房顶 At about 1:15 pm on February 14, 1993, there was a major fire accident at the Linxi Department Store in the East Mining District of Tangshan City. 79 people were killed and 53 were injured. The direct economic loss was nearly 4 million yuan. The Linxi Department Store is a three-storey building with a length of 58m and a width of 30m. The three floors are business halls. On the southeast side of the building, there is a single-floor furniture business hall with an area of ​​about 10m×10m that leads directly to the main body. At the same time as the normal operation of the department store, the furniture business office is carrying out additional layers of construction. As the welders illegally operate, the electric sparks are connected to the roof of the house.