A suspected gas explosion occurred at Toitiancuo in North District, Hsinchu City. Glass flew more than 10 meters. One person was rescued and sent to hospital.

A house in the North District of Hsinchu City is under suspicion! The floor-to-ceiling window shattered and the glass sprayed 10 meters, and a ladder truck rescued one person. (Provided by Hsinchu City Fire Department)

A suspected gas explosion occurred on Lianxing Road, North District, Hsinchu City at 11:31 this morning. A large piece of floor-to-ceiling window glass on the second floor of a sky-high building shattered, and the fragments were scattered all over the road. The visual distance was more than 10 meters. It is understood that a man was trapped on the balcony on the third floor at that time. Fortunately, firefighters rescued him with a ladder truck and sent him to the hospital. He only inhaled heavy smoke. The cause of the suspected gas explosion is still to be clarified by the fire department.

The Hsinchu City Fire Department stated that it received a report of a fire at a residence on Lianxing Road at 11:31 a.m. The scene was a Toitian house. There was smoke and burning on the first floor, and a male resident was trapped on the third floor. Since the man could not escape through the first floor, he had to wait for rescue on the balcony of the third floor. Firefighters immediately raised a ladder truck to approach the balcony and successfully rescued the man.

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The fire department pointed out that the man was conscious after being rescued and had no obvious external injuries. He only suffered from slight smoke inhalation, but he was still sent to the hospital for examination by ambulance personnel. At present, it is preliminary determined that there is a suspected gas explosion at the scene, but the exact reason why it occurred, the origin of the fire and the cause of the gas explosion still need to be further investigated and clarified by fire investigators.

It can be seen from the scene footage that a large window glass on the road side of the second floor of the building was broken, and only broken glass remained in some window frames. A large number of green glass fragments were scattered on the road, extending all the way to near the center of the road. Firefighters dispatched a ladder truck to approach the high floors of the building for rescue.

A house in the North District of Hsinchu City is under suspicion! The floor-to-ceiling window shattered and the glass sprayed 10 meters, and a ladder truck rescued one person. (Provided by Hsinchu City Fire Department)

A house in the North District of Hsinchu City is under suspicion! The floor-to-ceiling window shattered and the glass sprayed 10 meters, and a ladder truck rescued one person. (Provided by Hsinchu City Fire Department)