1 at the early morning of October 14th
Hotel
Fire broke out in the "City City" building
Kaohsiung Fire Department at around 15:00 on the same day. Data from Kaohsiung Fire Department showed that
is known to have 87 casualties.
6 of them were confirmed dead, 41 were injured
46 people died and 41 were injured
According to Taiwan's "China Times News Network", a fire broke out in the early morning of the 14th of the "City City Building" in Yancheng District, Kaohsiung. The fire was unable to be rescued. The 12th floor of the building was once in a sea of fire, with shrill roars and life-saving sounds.
Kaohsiung City Fire Department dispatched 31 teams to rescue, and ladder truck continuously pulled residents out of the high floor. According to relevant local officials, as of about 15:00 on the same day, 87 people have been sent to the hospital, of which 46 are confirmed to be dead and 41 are injured.
reported that most of the dead were concentrated on the 7th floor to the 10th floor (including 5 people on the 7th floor, 5 people on the 8th floor, 9 people on the 9th floor, 6 people on the 10th floor, and 2 people on the 11th floor). As of about 1 p.m., a total of 27 people on the fourth floor were found dead by rescuers.
does not rule out the possibility of artificial arson
Local relevant departments said that the fire does not rule out the possibility of artificial arson, and the police have brought back 4 suspects.
There is media reports that when the fire just happened, a taxi driver living on the 9th floor was about to go home, but he smelled a strong burning smell, followed by a loud noise, and then the fire began to spread, and the whole building was instantly trapped in the sea of fire, which scared him so much that he ran out and called for help.
Before the fire broke out, a man and a woman were suspected of arguing downstairs at the scene. After the man threw a cigarette butt, he encountered an item suspected to be a tea set (with a gas device) for making tea, and then it exploded and caught fire. details, the cause of the fire, etc. are still under investigation.
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Source: Global Network, People's Daily Overseas Edition, China Fire Protection, Shenzhen Emergency Management
