Kaohsiung tin house fire spread to 3 houses, one man was sent to hospital with burns and scalds

A fire broke out in a tin house in Kaohsiung, and the cause of the fire remains to be clarified by investigation. (provided by the public)

A fire broke out on the first floor of a bungalow built with iron sheets on Chenggong 1st Road, Qianjin District, Kaohsiung City at 4:31 a.m. today (13th). The house was burned to the ground, and three buildings and a motorcycle were also burned. A 60-year-old man was sent to the hospital with burns and scalding on his limbs.

The fire station is preliminary investigating the source of the fire and does not rule out the possibility of self-expansion. Whether the fire started in the steam and engine room or whether the fire started inside the house and spread to the outside will be investigated and clarified.

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The Fire Department stated that there was a fire incident in Qianjin District. The Fire Department dispatched 29 vehicles and 81 people to the rescue. The scene was an iron sheet-covered building on the first floor of a bungalow. It was suspected that debris was burning in the house. The scene spread to three buildings and a motorcycle parked nearby. The fire was controlled at 5:12 and put out at 6:4.

The police and firefighters rescued a man (about 60 years old) at the scene. He had burns on his limbs and was conscious. He was sent to the hospital by ambulance as a precaution. The cause of the fire is under investigation by fire dispatch personnel.

A fire broke out in a tin house in Kaohsiung, and the cause of the fire remains to be clarified by investigation. (provided by the public)