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Updated at 18:21 Beijing time:
The mainland side expressed concern about the fire casualties in Kaohsiung, Taiwan
After the fire broke out in the "City within a City" building in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan, the mainland concerned was highly concerned. The Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council and the Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Strait expressed their deep condolences to the compatriots who died in the accident and expressed sincere condolences to the injured compatriots and the families of relevant personnel.
Updated at 17:43 Beijing time:
According to the central radio and television reporter, the building that caught fire in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, was once the most prosperous building in Kaohsiung City, but it gradually declined with the transfer of the business circle, leaving only the old and weak women and children and the economically vulnerable people living, and the public security situation was not good. The first-floor storefront that burned first was currently a second-hand appliance company, with old refrigerators, old washing machines and air conditioners piled up at the door. After the fire, the smoke filled the building, and the residents in the building rushed to escape, but many people were still trapped in the building.
Update at 17:31 Beijing time:
Kaohsiung fire 46 dead 41 wounded 7th floor above the tragic
A total of 87 people were rescued from the fire in the "City within the City" community in Yancheng District, Kaohsiung, of which 41 were lightly injured and 46 died.
The local fire brigade released the latest search and rescue data at the scene in the afternoon, saying that search and rescue personnel rescued 86 people, of which 41 were lightly injured and 46 died.
At present, the firefighters have completed two rounds of searches, the overall search and rescue has come to an end, and the final inspection is being confirmed from the 1st floor underground to the 5th floor above the ground, and the fire truck is collected first. After that, local police officers, construction technicians, etc. will enter the scene to investigate the cause of the fire.
According to the search of firefighters, the fire from the 1st floor was mainly extended to the 6th floor, and most of the area above the 7th floor was filled with smoke and caused serious casualties. However, some nearby residents said that the fire occurred in the early morning, the layout of the building, the compartments are very chaotic, and there are many elderly and weak people with limited mobility, which makes it difficult to escape, and the casualties are heavy.
As of 4:30 p.m., the fire sprinkler trucks have been gradually closed, and the detachments at the scene have been dispersed one after another. At present, the local police have interviewed 4 witnesses, informants and other people to clarify the detailed process and cause of the fire.
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Update at 16:37 Beijing time:
Some family members could not find missing relatives Fire Department: Disaster relief operations are difficult
According to the reporter of the Central Radio and Television Corporation, the fire bureau said that the fire at the scene in the early morning was extremely fierce, the multi-floor was seriously burned, and the building was old, and there were many indoor debris piles, making the disaster relief operation difficult.
△ Family members are anxiously waiting to find someone
Many family members, relatives and friends anxiously waited at the scene to register the names of missing relatives and friends, but there are still many lists that do not match the search and rescue lists of the fire department, and life and death are a mystery. Some family members ran all over the major hospitals in Kaohsiung City, and they could not find their relatives on the on-site search and rescue list, anxiously waiting.
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Updated at 16:31 Beijing time:
According to a reporter from the Central Radio and Television Corporation, the fire in kaohsiung's "city within a city" community has killed 46 people, injured 41 people, and rescued 86 people. There are 120 registered households in the building, most of whom are elderly.
Updated at 16:10 Beijing time:
46 people have been killed in the fires
According to a reporter from the front of the Central Radio and Television Corporation, as of this moment, the Kaohsiung Fire Department in Taiwan confirmed that 46 people had been killed and 86 people had been rescued in the "city within a city" community in Kaohsiung.
Kaohsiung Fire Chief Li Qingxiu said at the scene at 2 p.m. on the 14th that the search and rescue of the building from the 7th to the 11th floor has been completed, and the fire department and the local police are investigating the cause of the fire, and the fire point is known to be on the 1st floor.
The 40-year-old midtown building is a mixed commercial and residential building with 11 floors above ground and 2 floors underground, the 1st and 2nd basement floors are unused, the 1st to 5th floors above ground are abandoned, and there are about 120 households from the 7th to 11th floors.
The Kaohsiung Fire Bureau dispatched a total of 75 fire trucks and 159 people to the scene to fight the rescue. After the fire started at 2:54 a.m., the fire was controlled at 4:41 a.m. and extinguished at 7:16 a.m.
Updated at 15:54 Beijing time:
The fire caused the OHCA to number more than 40 people
According to a reporter from the Central Radio and Television Corporation, the fire alarm in the "City within a City" building in Yancheng District, Kaohsiung City, was nearly 3 o'clock in the morning this morning, and as of 14:05, a total of 67 people were rescued, of which 14 people showed OHCA (pre-hospital cardiopulmonary function cessation) and were being rescued by the hospital; the other 12 people died obviously and were directly sent to the funeral home.
Li Qingxiu, the local fire chief, said in an interview with reporters at 14 o'clock that the search and rescue of the first wave from the 7th to the 11th floor has been completed, but as far as the current situation is concerned, the overall OHCA number is afraid to break 40 people; the firefighters are still assessing the detailed information of the casualties, preliminarily investigating the cause of the fire, and the fire point is on the 1st floor.
Update at 15:40 Beijing time:
It is not ruled out that the police brought back 4 suspects
According to the front reporter of the Central Radio and Television Corporation, Chen Qimai, mayor of Kaohsiung, Taiwan, said on the 14th that the possibility of artificial arson was not ruled out, and the police have brought back 4 suspects.
Update at 14:50 Beijing time:
The central radio and television reporter reported on the spot that the fire alarm in the "city within the city" building in Yancheng District, Kaohsiung City, was nearly 3 o'clock in the morning today (14th), which has caused 24 deaths, while Li Qingxiu, director of the Kaohsiung City Fire Bureau, previously said that the initial grasp of the situation, the number of people in danger may exceed 30. However, an earlier layer-by-layer search found that the number of people in danger may have increased, or even exceeded 40.
Update at 14:40 Beijing time:
The fire brigade has rescued 62 people
According to the reporter of the Central Radio and Television Corporation, a fire broke out in the early morning of the 14th in the "City within the City" building in Yancheng District, Kaohsiung City, and by noon the fire brigade had rescued 62 people, of which 14 had no breathing heartbeat, and 10 people died, and the death toll may exceed 30.
According to reports, the "City within a City" building has been built for 40 years, with 11 floors above ground and 2 floors underground. The first to burn was the storefront on the first floor, a second-hand home appliance company. Regarding the cause of the fire, the Kaohsiung municipal government said that it did not rule out artificial arson, and the police have brought back 4 people to investigate.
A fire broke out in a building in Kaohsiung and rescued more than 30 people
At about 4:50 a.m., the fire was fully controlled, and whether there were still trapped or casualties inside the building, the actual situation was still to be confirmed by the firefighters entering and inspecting. According to the latest news from the media at 9:33, 33 people have been rescued so far, and 4 people have no breathing heartbeat.
According to a reporter from the Central Radio and Television Corporation, the first-floor storefront that burned first is currently a second-hand home appliance company, and the door is usually full of old refrigerators, washing machines and air conditioners. A fire broke out late at night for unknown reasons, and the fire was quite fierce and quickly extended to the third floor.
Early morning fires are under control
The exterior walls of the building were smoked pitch black
The death toll may exceed 30 in the fire at the "City within a City" building in Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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A fire broke out at 2:54 a.m. today (14th) in a "city within a city" building in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, and the fire was extinguished at 7:17 a.m. As of 1 p.m., 62 people had been rescued, 14 had no signs of life before arriving at the hospital, 7 people had died, and more than 30 people were expected to be in critical danger. According to the evidence of the scene, there is a accumulation of debris, and whether there is a human factor to brew the fire is still to be investigated.
According to the Kaohsiung Fire Department, the building where the fire occurred has a history of 40 years, is an 11-story above ground and 2-story commercial and residential building, the two underground floors to the five floors above ground are in an abandoned state, and there are about 120 households on the 7th to 11th floors, mostly vulnerable or marginal households and tenants. At present, the search and rescue has reached the 7th-8th floor, and it is still continuing to search and rescue the upper layer to find the trapped residents.
Firefighters said that the fire at the scene was extremely fierce, many floors were seriously burned, the buildings were old, and there were many indoor debris piles, making it difficult to rescue the disaster. The cause of the fire is under investigation and it is not excluded that there may be human factors.
(Reporters Zhao Chaoyi, Kong Linlin, Chen Xuanshi, Zhang Xuesong)