The headline put "Nantian" right up front, but the article itself followed a very conventional social-news format. Nantian was mentioned only in the final sentence.
The so-called fan gathering wasn't an official fan club event, and Nantian hadn't been there. It was a private gathering organized by fans. Two or three dozen people had rented a venue to chat, exchange ideas, and share their love and support for Nantian. The organizer was the head of a local private fan club. She was a moderator on a local forum, where she had created a section for Nantian and gathered a group of like-minded fans. After that, she often organized events. They had even flown to other cities together to attend Nantian's concerts. This gathering was one of their traditional events, and they had rented the second floor of a fast-food restaurant they had used several times before.
The article didn't go into detail. It gave only a brief account of what had happened, and they hadn't even finished counting the casualties. The cause of the fire was still unknown. According to the owner, there had been a commotion upstairs before the fire broke out, and someone had screamed. One of the restaurant's employees had gone up to check, but the people there said nothing was wrong and sent the employee back downstairs. It seemed that arson might have been involved.
The article lacked details, and more reports would follow. In the comments, plenty of people were already stating with absolute certainty that a bunch of brainless fans had done something brainless.
Fanatics were seen as brainless, both online and in real life. It had practically become an accepted truth. Even those expressing grief or sympathy in the comments were lumped in with the brainless fans. Some people made reasonable, objective comments,