an hour agoThe number of victims from fire in Taiwan goes to 46
Periskopi(5 years ago)
(5 years ago)At least 46 people lost their lives in the fire that broke out in a 13-story building in southern Taiwan, officials from this country announced on Thursday. In their view, dozens more suffered serious injuries. The local fire department said that the residential and commercial building in the town of Kaohsiung was engulfed by flames in the hours [...]
In their view, dozens more suffered serious injuries.
The local fire department said that the residential and commercial building in the town of Kaohsiung was engulfed by flames in the early hours of the morning.
The fire was extremely wild and destroyed many floors”, it says in the statement, Rel reports.
Firefighters took more than four hours to extinguish the fire.
The cause of the incident is still unclear, and investigators are on the scene.
The building was about 40 years old, with shops on the lowest floors and apartments upstairs.
