According to a number of Taiwan media reports, the Taiwan military's Hukou Ying district range in Hsinchu County was alarmed at 4 p.m. yesterday (28), and it was suspected that the sparks of shell shooting training ignited nearby weeds. After receiving the report, Taiwan firefighters immediately went to the rescue, but because the fire was extended to burn about 1 jia land (about 14.5 acres), it took nearly 6 hours to extinguish at 9:54 p.m. Although there were no casualties or financial losses, the surrounding residents were also deeply disturbed, and a layer of black ash accumulated next to the house.
The Taiwan Army's "Army Unit Training North District Joint Testing and Examination Center (North Test center)" located in Hukou Township, Hsinchu County, recently launched shooting training, and most of the troops pulled to the vehicle range located 4 kilometers away to carry out shell shooting. Unexpectedly, yesterday afternoon, it was suspected that the bomb fell outside the target, igniting the dry grass nearby, coupled with the strong wind, the blowing caused the wildfire to be unmanageable, and it was delayed for nearly 6 hours before it was extinguished. During this period, billowing white smoke was also ignited, causing smoke in the surrounding area of 1 km, causing resentment among residents of nearby Xinpu Town. Residents said that at about 3 or 4 o'clock in the afternoon, they had already smelled obvious smoke, and by 5 o'clock, the fire at the top of the lake mouth was clearly visible, and the house also accumulated a thick layer of ash. Even residents of Zhubei City can see the fire on Hukou Mountain at night.
It is understood that the Hsinchu County Fire Bureau received the notification at about 4 p.m. on the 28th, and did not dare to be careless, and dispatched 9 vehicles and 21 people to the rescue. However, due to the strong wind and dry weather, the fire spread rapidly, and the Taiwan military also dispatched 50 people to rescue. Taiwan's military responded that due to the dry weather on the 28th, the spark of the suspected shell caused a weed fire alarm, and the fire did not have the risk of prolonging, nor would it endanger the safety of nearby residents. However, in fact, this is not the first time that a mountain forest fire has occurred at the chariot range, but because the matter involves military secrets, the detailed cause of the fire has yet to be further clarified by the fire dispatch personnel.
Residents surnamed Huang who live in the area pointed out that the Taiwan Army has been conducting combat vehicle target shooting training in Xinpu, a place called Burning Charcoal Nest, for a long time, but mountain and forest fires have occurred every year. He pointed out that not only did the smoke cause serious air pollution in the surrounding villages, but the ashes also drifted to the side of the house with the "nine descending winds", making the residents miserable, and the problems caused by the shooting training were not overnight, but also pointed out that "in the past 10 years, it can be said that 3 small burns a year and a big fever in 3 years, but the military has been unable to improve for a long time, and even such a problem cannot be solved, and I really don't know what to talk about defending the family and the people." (Lin Jingxian/Editor)