20211015 Kaohsiung blaze rages for hours, killing 46 people
Taiwan Oct 15 2021 “Apartment houses” “Building” “Stores”
Dead : dead more than 10 Burnout : 1 to 29 Injured : injured more than 10
Kaohsiung blaze rages for hours, killing 46 people
Updated: 2021-10-15
Forty-six people died and 41 were injured in a building fire that raged out of control for hours overnight in Kaohsiung, authorities said yesterday.
Flames and smoke billowed from the lower floors of the 13-story Cheng Chung Cheng (城中城) building on Fubei Road in Yancheng District (鹽埕), as firefighters tried to douse the blaze from the street and aerial platforms.
The death toll rose steadily through the day as rescue workers searched the combined commercial and residential building. By late afternoon, authorities said 32 bodies had been found, while a further 14 people who showed no signs of life were among 55 taken to the hospital.
Web Source: Taipei Times
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