2021 Kaohsiung building fire
In the early morning hours of 14 October 2021, at 02:54 NST (UTC+8), a fire broke out in a 13-storey building at Fubei Road in Yancheng District, Kaohsiung, a city in southwestern Taiwan. At least 46 people were killed, and 41 others were injured. The fire was extinguished after about four and a half hours. The cause of the fire is under investigation, although piles of debris left around the building may have complicated rescue efforts and helped fuel the fire.
Native name | 高雄城中城大樓大火 |
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Date | 14 October 2021 |
Time | 02:54 NST (UTC+8) |
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Coordinates | 22°37′43″N 120°17′07″E |
Type | Fire |
Deaths | 46 |
Non-fatal injuries | 41 |
It was the deadliest fire in the city's history, and the deadliest building fire in Taiwan since 1995, when a karaoke bar in Taichung in central Taiwan caught fire, killing 64 people and overall the third-deadliest fire in the history of Taiwan.
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