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A 12-story building in Kaohsiung burst into flames in the early hours of the morning, engulfing the entire building in a sea of fire, and screams were constantly heard at the scene

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[Global Network Comprehensive Report Reporter Zhao Youping] "ETtoday News Cloud", "Zhongshi News Network" and many other Taiwan media sources, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan, Yancheng District Fubei Road "City within the City" building today (14th) at 2:54 a.m. fire, because of the failure to rescue, the entire building was once plunged into a sea of fire, life-saving sounds. The fire station dispatched 72 vehicles and 145 people to fight the fire. According to the latest news from Taiwan's "United News Network", a total of 24 people have been sent out for medical treatment, and 3 people are in a serious condition and have lost their breathing and heartbeat when they are found. How many people are still trapped and waiting for help, and firefighters are rushing to save people.

A 12-story building in Kaohsiung burst into flames in the early hours of the morning, engulfing the entire building in a sea of fire, and screams were constantly heard at the scene
A 12-story building in Kaohsiung burst into flames in the early hours of the morning, engulfing the entire building in a sea of fire, and screams were constantly heard at the scene
A 12-story building in Kaohsiung burst into flames in the early hours of the morning, engulfing the entire building in a sea of fire, and screams were constantly heard at the scene

According to Taiwan's "Zhongshi News Network", the "City within a City" building in Yancheng District, known as the "First Ghost Building in Kaohsiung", was shocked by a fire at 3 a.m. on the 14th. According to the report, 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. In order to effectively suppress the fire, the Fire Bureau immediately dispatched 19 vehicles and 45 people from the special search squadron, Zuoying, Shiquan, Dingjin, Gushan, Zhonghua, Xinzhuang, Qianjin, Xinxing, and Chenggong to rescue them.

A 12-story building in Kaohsiung burst into flames in the early hours of the morning, engulfing the entire building in a sea of fire, and screams were constantly heard at the scene

When the fireman car arrived at the scene at 3 o'clock, the first floor had fallen into a sea of fire and was still burning upwards, and the onlookers at the scene said that the sound of residents screaming and screaming was constantly heard in the building, and there were also residents on the side of the road who constantly begged firefighters to enter the fire site to rescue her family, and the situation was quite critical.

A 12-story building in Kaohsiung burst into flames in the early hours of the morning, engulfing the entire building in a sea of fire, and screams were constantly heard at the scene

Firefighters were divided into multiple roads, in addition to the flat layout of multiple water lines to rescue, but also the use of a number of ladder trucks, from a high place to the third or fourth floor of the building sprinkled water to cool down, to avoid continuing to extend the burning.

At 3:30 a.m., firefighters rescued 2 men and 1 female occupants from the building, all aged 60 and 70 years old, and 3 people were sent to Nguyen General Hospital for emergency treatment, fortunately they were rescued in time, the injuries were not serious, and the signs of life were stable.

A 12-story building in Kaohsiung burst into flames in the early hours of the morning, engulfing the entire building in a sea of fire, and screams were constantly heard at the scene

At 4:00 a.m., the fire spread upwards almost to the 4th floor, and in order to grasp the golden rescue time, the fire department mobilized 29 detachments to the rescue in one go, and there were a total of 31 detachments, 72 vehicles and 145 people at the scene.

At 4:30 a.m., the fire almost went up to the 12th floor, the firefighters decided to directly break the iron door from the 1st floor to enter the rescue, the ladder car also rose to the middle floor to pull out the residents waiting to escape, 2 families of 4 were rescued in time to send to the hospital, the youngest is only 8 years old, the largest is more than 80 years old.

A 12-story building in Kaohsiung burst into flames in the early hours of the morning, engulfing the entire building in a sea of fire, and screams were constantly heard at the scene

At 4:50 a.m., good news came out, the fire was fully controlled, but some people broke the news on Facebook's "Kaohsiung Big and Small Incident", and there were still people trapped in the top floor corner of the 12th floor of the building, and screams continued to be heard. Whether there are still trapped or injured people inside the building, the actual situation is still to be checked by firefighters in the early morning.

According to reports, the "City within the City" was completed 40 years ago and was once the most prosperous building in Quangao City, with the 12th floor above ground and the 2nd floor underground, the 1st basement floor was once a lively shopping mall and song hall, the 1st to 6th floors were red light households, shopping malls and movie theaters, the 7th floor was above the residence, and the top floor was once a high-end restaurant hotel. With the transfer of business circles now declining, only the old and weak women and children and economically disadvantaged people live, public security is not good, a few years ago the "management committee" innovation, began to improve, trying to get rid of the "ruins of the ghost building" notoriety, did not expect to fire.

A 12-story building in Kaohsiung burst into flames in the early hours of the morning, engulfing the entire building in a sea of fire, and screams were constantly heard at the scene

According to the report, some netizens went to the expedition, the local residents were still exposed, in the past there were rape and murder cases in the basement, and now it is completely closed, and some people on the top floor have also died violently due to drug use, so far the legend of the spirit continues.

The report also said that due to historical reasons, there are many old buildings in Yancheng District, and the appearance of the "Diamond Building" and "Jinyancheng Building" connected to the city towers in the city is also quite old and scary, and the "Kowloon Building" at the xinxing street entrance of the grand highway was set on fire in 1989 and 24 households were set on fire, and the rumors are constant.

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