A late-night fire broke out at Tainan's Houbi Waste Rubber Factory. Nearly 30 firefighting units rushed to the rescue. No one was injured.

A fire broke out in a waste rubber processing factory in Houbi, Tainan, late at night on the 4th, and rescue efforts were underway at the scene. (provided by the public)

First published 00:40

Update time 08:21

Flames broke out at a waste rubber recycling and processing factory in Houbi District, Tainan City, yesterday (4th) night. The site was fully ablaze. The Tainan City Fire Department dispatched nearly 30 firefighting units to put out the fire. The fire was extinguished at 1:26 a.m. today, and there were no casualties.

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The Tainan City Fire Department received a report at around 10:36 pm on the 4th that a fire alarm broke out in a factory located on the Provincial Highway 1 in Houbi District. When firefighters arrived at the scene, the factory was fully in flames, with tongues of flames and thick smoke constantly coming out. The fire was out of control. Many passersby screamed when they saw the situation, and the police were also at the scene. Vehicles were redirected at the site, and a total of 40 vehicles, 76 police firefighters, 20 free firefighters, 1 drone, 2 firefighting robots, and 3 excavators were dispatched to the scene to put out the fire. The fire was extinguished at 1:26 this morning, and the 1,300-square-meter factory building was burned to the ground. The cause of the fire and property damage are still under investigation.

The Tainan City Environmental Protection Bureau immediately issued a fire warning and empty product alert, calling on people in Houbi, Liuying, Dongshan, Xinying and other areas to quickly close doors and windows and wear masks when going out.