House fire on Guangming Street, Xindian, New Taipei City, 34 people evacuated, 2 sent to hospital for observation

A fire broke out in a residential house on Guangming Street, Xindian, New Taipei City, at night, and the fire department dispatched a large number of firefighters to the rescue. (Photo by reporter Lu Yunfeng)

A fire broke out in a house on Guangming Street in Xindian District, New Taipei City this evening. The fire department was informed and dispatched a large number of firefighters to the rescue. When they arrived at the scene, a large amount of thick smoke came out of the house. Firefighters immediately deployed water lines to put out the fire. The fire was extinguished in about 20 minutes. Two residents were unwell and were sent to the hospital for precautionary observation. The detailed cause of the fire still needs to be investigated.

The New Taipei City Fire Department received a report at about 9:51 tonight that a fire broke out in the warehouse behind a grocery store on Guangming Street, Xindian. It immediately dispatched 24 fire trucks, 2 ambulances, and 57 police and volunteer firefighters to rush to the rescue. When they arrived at the scene, black smoke continued to billow from the house. Firefighters deployed water lines and broke into the door to spray water to put out the fire. The fire was under control at 10:15 p.m. and extinguished at 10:23 p.m.

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The police said that a total of 34 residents were evacuated from the first to fifth floors of the apartment on site. Among them, two female residents (aged 94 and over 50) felt unwell and were sent to Xindian Gengxin Hospital for observation as a precaution. Fortunately, they were conscious.

Firefighters pointed out that the fire burned an area of ​​about 40 square meters. The exact cause of the fire and property damage will be further investigated to clarify.

Police and firefighters evacuated a total of 34 residents. Two of them were feeling unwell and were sent to Xindian Gengxin Hospital for precautionary observation. (Photo by reporter Lu Yunfeng)