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BackA car fire broke out in Zhuangwei Township, Yilan County early in the morning, and two large trucks were burned to the ground
A car fire broke out in Zhuangwei Township, Yilan County early in the morning, and two large trucks were burned to the ground
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A car fire broke out in Zhuangwei Township, Yilan County early in the morning, and two large trucks were burned to the ground

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  • A car fire broke out at Section 2 of Zhuangbin Road, Zhuangwei Township, Yilan County at around 3 a.m. this morning.
  • Two large trucks were engulfed in flames.
  • It took firefighters 40 minutes of pouring water to extinguish the fire.

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A car fire broke out early this morning in Section 2 of Zhuangbin Road, Zhuangwei Township, Yilan County, involving two large trucks that caught fire.

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A car fire broke out in Zhuangwei Township, Yilan County early this morning, and two large trucks were engulfed in flames. (Photo provided by Yixian Fire Department)

Two large trucks parked in the second section of Zhuangbin Road, Zhuangwei Township, Yilan County suddenly caught fire at around 3 a.m. this morning. When firefighters arrived, the scene was already in flames. It took 40 minutes of water injection to extinguish the fire. The two large trucks were in flames. Fortunately, no one was injured.

The Yi County Fire Department received a report from 110 at 3:52 in the morning, pointing to a car fire in the second section of Zhuangbin Road, Zhuangwei Township, and requested rescue. The Yilan and Zhuangwei fire brigade were dispatched for rescue. At 4:22, the commander reported that two large trucks were on fire at the fire scene, and raging flames were erupting.

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Firefighters deployed wiring and sprayed water to control the fire at 4:21 and extinguish it at 4:40. The large truck that caught fire was burned to its skeleton. The cause of the fire is yet to be investigated.

Two large trucks caught fire in Zhuangwei, Yilan. (Photo provided by Yixian Fire Department)

The large truck that caught fire was reduced to a skeleton. (Photo provided by Yixian Fire Department)

Open Questions

  • What was the cause of the fire?
  • Are there any human factors?
  • Is there any abnormality in the vehicle?

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Yilan County
OrganizationsYilan County Fire Department
PlacesSection 2, Zhuangbin Road, Zhuangwei Township, Yilan County
TopicsZhuangwei Townshipburning carbig truckfire stationZhuangbin Roadfire
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