The fire at Tianwaitian Cemetery in Keelung burned for nearly 20 hours. The city government: 2 fire points were suspected of human involvement.

On September 30, a fire broke out in the area where discarded mattresses and tires were stored in the Tianwaitian landfill in Keelung City. It took nearly 20 hours to put out, causing air pollution in the urban area. The city government said today that a preliminary investigation found the case to be "unusual," including the fact that there were two fire points 15 to 20 meters apart at the scene, and there was also some diesel fuel at the scene. There were many suspicions, and it would be reported to the District Attorney's Office to direct the investigation, and "human factors" could not be ruled out.

Mayor Xie Guoliang this afternoon explained the doubts about the fire outside the sky with Environmental Protection Bureau Chief Ma Zhonghao, Fire Chief You Jiayi, Police Chief Lin Xinxiong, and relevant units such as the Political Style Department and the Legal Affairs Department.

Xie Guoliang and Ma Zhonghao pointed out that the temporary recycling site in Tianwaitian has been in existence for 20 years and has never encountered a fire alarm like this. During the inspection process, they found some unusual things, including that on September 29, the machine for crushing and recycling spring beds came into the site, and the crushing of discarded spring beds began on the 30th. However, the time of the fire happened to be the time when the number of discarded spring bed mattresses was highest.

In addition, there were more than one fire point and unusual oil left at the scene. According to colleagues from the Environmental Protection Bureau, more than one fire point was found at the scene. The two independent places were about 15 to 20 meters apart, which is quite rare. As for whether the oil was in a container, it has not been confirmed whether the machine was used.

Since there are no surveillance cameras at the scene, the police station has asked the local police station to expand the scope of the surrounding investigation. Since there are many suspicious things, it will be reported to the prosecutor of the District Attorney's Office to direct the investigation. Lin Xinxiong said that all evidence will be investigated, and we will investigate wherever the evidence is.

The fire department stated that it would start a fire appraisal meeting as soon as possible in accordance with the Fire Protection Law and invite relevant fire appraisal committees, experts, scholars and members of the central government to join the investigation.