There was fire and smoke on the second floor of the Zhonghe Xingnan Road building late at night. Police rescued the father and daughter and sent them to the hospital.

In a 14-story community building in Section 2, Xingnan Road, Zhonghe District, New Taipei City, thick smoke and flames suddenly burst out from the second floor last night. (Photo taken by reporter Zheng Jingyi)

In a 14-story community building in Section 2, Xingnan Road, Zhonghe District, New Taipei City, thick smoke and flames suddenly burst out from the second floor last night. After receiving the notification, the New Taipei City Fire Department dispatched 38 disaster relief vehicles and 87 firefighters to the scene. They successfully extinguished the fire and rescued a father and daughter living there from the second floor. The two people were conscious and had no obvious trauma. They were subsequently sent to the hospital for preventive examination by ambulance. The kitchen area burned at the scene was about 10 square meters. The exact cause of the fire still needs to be further clarified by the Fire Investigation Department.

At around 23:25 last night. Fire and smoke suddenly erupted from the kitchen on the second floor of a community building in Lane 159, Section 2, Xingnan Road for unknown reasons. After receiving reports from the public, the fire station immediately dispatched various fire engines, ambulances and disaster relief personnel to the scene. After the rescue workers arrived at the scene, they quickly pulled up the water line and advanced into the second floor, successfully suppressing the fire and completely extinguishing it. Search and rescue personnel successfully rescued a trapped father and daughter in the house on the second floor. After checking, both of them were quite conscious and did not have any external injuries. The rescue personnel took precautions and sent the father and daughter to the hospital as a precaution.

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After an inventory by firefighters, the fire was mainly in the kitchen area on the second floor. The burning area was initially estimated to be about 110 square meters. Fortunately, the fire was extinguished in time and did not spread to other floors. No one was trapped or injured at the scene. The detailed origin of the fire and the exact cause of the fire have been further clarified by personnel from the Fire Investigation Division of the Fire Department.