Firefighters try to put out a fire at a building of a coal mine company in Lyuliang city, north China's Shanxi province, on Nov 16, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

TAIYUAN - Compulsory measures have been taken against 13 individuals following a fire at a coal mine company building that left 26 dead and 38 injured in north China's Shanxi province, according to a press conference held by the provincial government on Friday.

The 13 individuals include the actual controller and other executives of the company, officials said.

The fire broke out on Thursday morning in Lishi district of Lyuliang city. The building belongs to the private Yongju coal mine company. The on-site rescue operation ended at 1:45 pm on Thursday

Lian Yuesheng, deputy director of the provincial health commission, said seven of the injured are in severe but not life-threatening conditions.

Meanwhile, Chinese Vice-Premier Zhang Guoqing has urged all-out efforts to treat the injured and deal with the aftermath.

Assigned by Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, Zhang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, rushed to the site Thursday to guide the rescue and emergency response work.

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Zhang inspected the scene of the accident, visited the injured at a local hospital and paid tribute to the firefighters. He presided over a meeting to listen to reports on the rescue work and make further arrangement.

The fire broke out on Thursday morning in Lishi district of Lyuliang city. The building belongs to the private Yongju coal mine company. The on-site rescue operation ended at 1:45 pm on Thursday.

In China, compulsory measures can include arrest, detention, the issuance of summonses, the enforcement of bail pending trial, or residential surveillance.