The relevant provisions for approval of construction fires are specifically from Article 21 of the "Fire Protection Law of the People's Republic of China" as follows:

Prohibited by Article 21 Smoking and using open flames in places with fire or explosion risks. If it is necessary to use open flames due to special circumstances such as construction, the approval procedures must be completed in advance and corresponding fire safety measures must be taken in accordance with regulations; operators must abide by fire safety regulations.

Personnel who perform fire-hazardous operations such as electric welding and gas welding and operators of automatic fire protection systems must hold certificates and abide by fire safety operating procedures.

Extended information

The fire levels at construction sites are divided into first-level fire, second-level fire and third-level fire.

1. For first-level hot work, the project leader shall organize the preparation of a fire safety technical plan, fill in the fire application form, and submit it to the enterprise safety management department for review and approval before starting the fire.

2. For secondary hot work, the project responsible engineer shall organize the formulation of fire safety technical measures, fill in the fire application form, and submit it to the project safety management department and the project leader for review and approval before fire can be started.

3. For Level 3 hot work, the team responsible for the work shall fill out the fire application form, and the fire may only be started after review and approval by the project responsible engineer and the project safety management department.

4. The fire permit is valid on the same day. If the fire location changes, you need to go through the fire approval procedures again.

China National People's Congress Network—"Fire Protection Law of the People's Republic of China"