A fire broke out in a factory on Dongzhou Road, Fengyuan District, Taichung City on the evening of the 29th, resulting in a tragedy of 4 deaths and 2 injuries. The Taichung City Government stated that the two-story iron building that caught fire was initially determined to be a warehouse. There was no special management, and there was no factory management or inspection record. In the future, an illegal construction report will be handled in accordance with regulations and the owner or manager will be notified to improve or demolish it within a time limit.
Taichung City Fire Department received a report at 7:36 pm on the 229th. There was a fire alarm at the factory in Lane 186, Dongzhou Road, Fengyuan District. Thick smoke came out of the scene. The Taichung City Fire Department dispatched A total of 26 fire trucks and 66 personnel from 6 units including the First Brigade, Fengyuan, Shengang, Fengnan, tanzi, and Houli were dispatched to the rescue. Fire Chief Sun Fuyou directed the rescue at the scene, and the fire was extinguished at 8:32 p.m. After being rushed to the hospital for emergency treatment, 4 of them unfortunately died, and 2 are still being rescued.
The "Economic Development Bureau" stated that after investigation, the place where the fire broke out was "Yasoda Co., Ltd.". The site was a two-story iron building. It was initially determined to be a warehouse. There was no formal management, and there was no factory management or audit record.
The "Metropolitan Development Bureau" stated that after investigation, the site is located in an agricultural area within the urban plan, and there are no records of illegal construction inspections and public security declaration records of buildings. Subsequent inspections of illegal constructions will be carried out in accordance with regulations and the owner or manager will be notified to improve or demolish it within a time limit.