China News Service, November 6. According to the website of the Ministry of Emergency Management, in order to prevent and resolve safety risks of fireworks and firecrackers and effectively curb accidents, the Office of the State Council Safety Committee has deployed a nationwide special campaign to "crack down on illegal and illegal fireworks and firecrackers" across the entire chain. Since the launch of the operation, all regions and relevant departments have strengthened coordination and linkage, intensified law enforcement inspections, and seriously investigated and punished a number of prominent illegal activities. The current peak season for the production and sale of fireworks and firecrackers has entered. In order to give full play to the role of warning and deterrence and promote the continued stability of the safety production situation, the Office of the State Council Safety Committee and the Ministry of Emergency Management recently announced 6 typical cases of "cracking down illegal and illegal violations" across the entire chain of fireworks and firecrackers.
Case 1
In May 2026, the Chengtanjiang Police Station in Liuyang City, Hunan Province received clues from the town government's special operation of "cracking down on illegal activities and curing violations" and seized 418.4 kilograms of smoke medicine, 626 boxes of semi-finished fireworks, and 47 boxes of finished small fireworks at Zhang Mouhui's home in Chengtanjiang Town. 144 boxes of various semi-finished products were also found in abandoned houses near his home. Subsequently, the Liuyang Municipal Government unified command and dispatch. The Hazardous Explosives Brigade led the Chengtanjiang Police Station, North District Forestry Station, and Zhonghe Station to set up a task force. Together with Jiangxi Yongxin Public Security Bureau, they investigated Wang’s illegal production den hidden in Xiangxing Township, Yongxin County, and seized 206 boxes of "Flute Inner Tube" and potassium perchlorate and other raw materials. Currently, 3 people have been detained criminally, 6 people have been detained administratively, and 1 chemical raw material company and 3 fireworks and firecracker manufacturers have been punished.
According to the investigation, since October 2025, Zhang Mouhui purchased a large amount of chemical raw materials from a chemical raw material company in Liuyang City, and collaborated with Wang to illegally produce and sell semi-finished fireworks such as "smoke inner barrel" and "flute inner barrel". In January 2026, Li from a firecracker and fireworks manufacturing company in Liuyang City purchased 10 "flute inner barrels" from Zhang Mouhui for 14,740 yuan; in February, Pan from a fireworks factory in Liuyang purchased 1 "smoke inner barrel" for 50,000 yuan. 49 pieces; since March, Qiu, an export fireworks factory in Zhuzhou City, has purchased "smoke inner barrels" for more than 80,000 yuan many times; in April, Zhang Mousheng, an export fireworks company in Liuyang City, purchased 16 "smoke inner barrels" for 6,440 yuan. During this period, Zhang Mouhui hired Zeng to assist him in moving the goods and provide transportation services to the buyer. In May, when Zeng, Tao, Chen and others assisted Zhang Mouhui in transferring related semi-finished fireworks, they were discovered by Chengtanjiang Town government staff and fled the scene. They were later captured and brought to justice.
Zhang Hui, Wang, and Zeng were criminally detained in accordance with the law; Tao and Chen violated the provisions of Article 36 of the "Public Security Administration Punishment Law of the People's Republic of China" (hereinafter referred to as the "Public Security Administration Punishment Law"), and the Liuyang Municipal Public Security Bureau imposed an administrative penalty of 5 days of administrative detention on them in accordance with the law. A chemical raw material company in Liuyang City violated the provisions of Article 81, Paragraph 1, Item 5 of the "Regulations on the Safety Management of Hazardous Chemicals" when it sold explosive precursor hazardous chemicals and failed to register with the public security organs as required. The Liuyang City Public Security Bureau imposed an administrative penalty of 30,000 yuan on the company in accordance with the law. A fireworks factory in Liuyang City, a firecrackers and fireworks manufacturing company, and an export fireworks manufacturing company violated the provisions of Article 40 of the "Implementation Measures for Safety Production Licenses for Fireworks and Firecrackers Production Enterprises" by purchasing semi-finished products for processing and selling fireworks. The Liuyang City Emergency Bureau punished them separately in accordance with the law. Administrative penalties of RMB 17,500, RMB 12,500, and fines of RMB 12,500 were imposed; the persons involved in the case, Pan, Li, and Zhang, violated the provisions of Article 36 of the Public Security Administration Punishment Law, and the Liuyang Municipal Public Security Bureau imposed administrative penalties of administrative detention for 7 days on them in accordance with the law. Qiu, a person involved in an export fireworks factory in Zhuzhou City, violated Article 36 of the Public Security Administration Punishment Law. The Liuyang Municipal Public Security Bureau imposed an administrative penalty of seven days of administrative detention on him in accordance with the law; clues about the company's illegal activities have been handed over to relevant local departments, and the case is under further investigation.
Case 2
In March 2026, administrative law enforcement officers from the Laibin Emergency Management Bureau of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region received a clue to conduct an on-site inspection of a fireworks and firecracker wholesale enterprise and found that the enterprise had committed three violations: First, it stored and operated 5,030 fireworks and firecrackers outside the address stated in the fireworks and firecrackers business license; second, it refused to implement two safety supervision and inspection instructions issued by the Laibin Emergency Management Bureau in accordance with the law; third, it failed to apply the fireworks and firecracker flow management information system in accordance with regulations. The inventory data does not match the system data. The company's above-mentioned actions violated the provisions of Article 3 of the "Measures for the Implementation of Fireworks and Firecracker Business Licenses", Article 27 of the "Administrative Punishment Measures for Safety Production Violations", and Article 25 of the "Measures for the Implementation of Fireworks and Firecrackers Business Licenses". The Laibin City Emergency Management Bureau ordered the company to stop illegal business activities, make corrections within a time limit, and impose administrative penalties of "a warning, a fine of 88,000 yuan, and the confiscation of 5,030 illegally operated fireworks and firecrackers." The main person in charge of the company, Chen Moumou, refused to implement two safety supervision and inspection instructions issued by the Laibin City Emergency Management Bureau in accordance with the law, which violated the provisions of Article 27 of the "Administrative Punishment Measures for Illegal Acts in Production Safety". The Laibin City Emergency Management Bureau imposed an administrative penalty of 10,000 yuan on Chen Moumou in accordance with the law. Chen Moumou stored 5,030 fireworks and firecrackers outside the address stated in the license. The storage place did not have safe conditions for the storage of fireworks and firecrackers. The illegal storage of fireworks and firecrackers was large, and there was a real risk of serious casualties or other serious consequences. According to the provisions of Article 134-1 of the Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China, it was suspected of constituting the crime of dangerous operations. The Laibin City Emergency Management Bureau transferred the case to the public security organs in accordance with the law. The public security organs have currently opened an investigation into the case.
Case 3
In March 2026, the Comprehensive Administrative Law Enforcement Bureau of Ledong Li Autonomous County in Hainan Province conducted an on-site inspection of a fireworks and firecrackers wholesale enterprise based on clues and found that the enterprise sold fireworks and firecrackers to Du Department Store whose "Fireworks and Firecrackers Business (Retail) License" had expired twice in December 2025 and January 2026, and obtained illegal gains of 5,387.5 yuan; In January, the company sold fireworks and firecrackers to a department store in the United States and a department store in Fuxing that had not obtained the "Fireworks and Firecrackers Business (Retail) License". Both were returned and there was no illegal income. The above-mentioned behavior of the company violated the provisions of Article 22, Paragraph 2 of the "Implementation Measures for Fireworks and Firecrackers Business Licenses". The Comprehensive Administrative Law Enforcement Bureau of Ledong Li Autonomous County imposed an administrative penalty of 35,000 yuan on the company in accordance with the law. The "Fireworks and Firecrackers Business (Retail) License" of Du Department Store has expired and has not been re-applied. It continued to operate fireworks and firecrackers and made a profit of 2,000 yuan. Its behavior violated the provisions of Article 3 of the "Measures for the Implementation of Fireworks and Firecrackers Business Licenses". The Comprehensive Administrative Law Enforcement Bureau of Ledong Li Autonomous County imposed an administrative penalty of "56,800 yuan fine, confiscation of illegal income of 2,000 yuan, and confiscation of illegally operated fireworks and firecrackers" in accordance with the law. In view of the fact that this is the first time that a department store in the United States and a department store in Fu have violated the law, the violations were obviously minor and had no harmful consequences, and they voluntarily returned the fireworks and firecrackers involved before the law enforcement officers discovered them, the Comprehensive Administrative Law Enforcement Bureau of Ledong Li Autonomous County will educate and guide them in accordance with the law.
Case 4
In June 2026, administrative law enforcement officers from the Dianjiang County Emergency Management Bureau in Chongqing conducted an on-site inspection of a fireworks and firecrackers wholesale enterprise and found that the enterprise had committed four violations: first, the safety facilities of the construction project were put into use without acceptance; second, the contract management and flow registration system were not implemented; third, the materials and equipment stipulated in the emergency plan were not implemented; fourth, the fireworks and firecrackers were stored outside the warehouse specified in the license. The above behaviors of the enterprise violated the "China According to Article 34 of the Work Safety Law of the People's Republic of China, Article 25 of the Measures for the Implementation of Fireworks and Firecrackers Business Licensing, Article 38 of the Management Measures for Emergency Plans for Production Safety Accidents, and Article 23 of the Implementation Measures for Fireworks and Firecrackers Business Licensing, the Dianjiang County Emergency Management Bureau imposed an administrative penalty of a total fine of 175,000 yuan on the enterprise in accordance with the law, and imposed an administrative penalty of 21,000 yuan on the legal representative of the enterprise, Lu Moumou, in accordance with the law.
Case 5
Starting from February 28, 2026, the Liangzhou District Emergency Management Bureau of Wuwei City, Gansu Province organized a special safety inspection covering all fireworks and firecracker retail stores in the district. The inspection found that 98 fireworks and firecracker retail stores in the jurisdiction generally have problems such as non-compliant location selection and substandard store building structures, and no longer have the safety conditions for retail operations of fireworks and firecrackers. In accordance with the "Administrative Licensing Law of the People's Republic of China", "Fireworks and Firecrackers Business Licensing Implementation Measures" and other relevant regulations, the Liangzhou District Emergency Management Bureau has successively issued Announcements No. 1 to 28 of 2026, revoking and canceling the "Fireworks and Firecrackers Business (Retail) Licenses" of 98 fireworks and firecrackers retail stores whose current operating conditions do not meet the legal conditions, and simultaneously completed the announcement to terminate their fireworks and firecrackers retail business qualifications.
Case 6
In July 2026, the Public Security Bureau of Maqin County, Goluo Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province discovered fireworks while unloading a transport truck. After investigation, on July 7, 2026, Xu Moumou, the person in charge of a certain printing shop in Maqin County, contacted a certain fireworks and firecracker shop in Xining City through WeChat and purchased fireworks and firecrackers for the opening. Later, he entrusted the fireworks and firecracker shop to deliver the fireworks and firecrackers to a store located south of the Xining Railway Station. At the loading and unloading point of the Maqin freight store in the parking lot of the West Yard of Auxiliary Road, the actual person in charge of the freight store, Chen Moumou, was negligent in management and failed to unpack, accept, register and transport the fireworks and firecrackers in accordance with the management regulations of the delivery industry. When they arrived in Maqin County to unload the goods, they were seized by the public security department and detained on the spot. The freight store's behavior of transporting fireworks and firecrackers without applying for a "Fireworks and Firecrackers Road Transport Permit" violated the provisions of Article 22 of the "Regulations on the Safety Management of Fireworks and Firecrackers". The Maqin County Public Security Bureau imposed an administrative penalty of "a fine of 20,000 yuan and confiscation of the seized fireworks and firecrackers" in accordance with the law, and imposed an administrative penalty of administrative detention on Chen Moumou for 11 days in accordance with the law.
