1996年11月27日凌晨，上海市四川中路401号居民楼发生火灾。由于该楼为30年代建造的旧式砖木结构四层楼房，耐火等级低，放火势燃烧猛烈，蔓延迅速，楼板、屋面很快坍塌。加之寒冬深夜，居民大多熟睡，故造成伤亡较大。据统计，在这起火灾中受灾居民共45户，死亡36人，伤19人， In the early hours of November 27, 1996, a fire broke out on the residential building of No.401, Sichuan Road, Shanghai. As the building was built in the 1930s, the old brick and timber structure of four-storey building, low fire rating, put the fire burning violently, spread rapidly, the floor, the roof collapsed soon. Coupled with the late winter night, most residents sleep, it caused greater casualties. According to statistics, a total of 45 residents were injured in the fire, 36 were killed, 19 were injured,