The Mainland Affairs Council of Taiwan said on the afternoon of the 15th local time that after preliminary understanding, among the 46 known victims, there are 3 mainland spouses, and 2 of them have no other relatives in Taiwan.

Kaohsiung "City in the City" building broke out on the 14th. (Photo source: Taipei Zhongshi News Network)

[Jiangsu News Network Comprehensive News] The fire in Kaohsiung's "City Building" killed 46 and injured 41. The Mainland Affairs Council of Taiwan said on the afternoon of the 15th local time that after preliminary understanding, among the 46 known victims, there are 3 mainland spouses, and 2 of them have no other relatives in Taiwan.

According to the mainland CCTV, in response to the entry of the mainland relatives to Taiwan during the epidemic and handling subsequent funerals, the Taiwan Mainland Affairs Council stated that it will work with relevant departments to provide special project assistance based on humanitarian considerations.

Kaohsiung City Fire Department announced the list of victims of the fire accident in the "City in the City" building on the afternoon of the 15th. At present, 29 victims have been identified and claimed by their families, and 17 other victims have been unclaimed. Among them, the body of the spouse who died in mainland China has been claimed by his family.

Kaohsiung Municipal Government Social Bureau said on the afternoon of the 15th that among the confirmed dead and injured people rescued from the city building, two mainland spouses have been divorced. One of them was entrusted by the mainland family to claim and handle subsequent funeral matters by his ex-husband. The other one contacted his mainland daughter after confirming his identity with a Taiwanese friend. His daughter will claim and handle the funeral in Taiwan in the future.

A mainland netizen contacted CCTV "" program to find the lost family. The netizen said that his cousin lived in the accident building and had not been able to contact her, hoping to help find relatives.

After the Kaohsiung fire accident, relevant mainland parties were highly concerned. The Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council and the Cross-Strait Relations Association expressed deep condolences to the compatriots who died in the accident and expressed sincere condolences to the injured compatriots and the families of relevant personnel. The Central Committee of the Taiwan Democratic Autonomous League sent a letter of condolences to Taiwanese villagers on the Kaohsiung fire accident on the 15th, and the Chinese Red Cross Society also expressed condolences to the fire casualties of Taiwan Kaohsiung . (End)