History of Karamay

Theatre fire in 1994
On December 8, 1994, a fire broke out in Friendship Theater (友谊馆), Karamay. According to official figures, 325 people including 288 school children died. Many teachers were killed while trying to protect and evacuate their students from the building, which lacked adequate safety features. A show was being organized at that moment for a number of local government officials, who managed to escape ahead of the others on spotting the fire, and were afterwards charged with neglecting their duty and received prison sentences of up to five years.

Source From: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karamay#History