A fire broke out late at night at the Yuanshan Hardware and Building Materials store in Yilan, killing four people including the mother and son.

A fire broke out at a hardware and building materials store in Yuanshan Township, Yilan County at about 10 o'clock last night. The owner's wife, his son and daughter, who are in the first grade of high school and second grade of junior high school, and three other people were trapped in the room on the third floor. You's wife once called her daughter's class teacher for help, but because the fire came quickly and fiercely, the mother and son huddled in the corner of the room and were unable to escape the fire in time.

When the fire broke out, the owner surnamed You was sleeping on the third floor with his wife and two children, and You's father and mother were sleeping on the second floor. The owner surnamed You smelled a burning smell and climbed to the top floor next door alone to take a look. Not long after, his room on the third floor was caught in the flames and he had no time to go back to rescue his wife and children.

It is understood that the owner surnamed You’s son is in the first grade of Yilan High School, and his daughter is in the second grade of Yuanshan Junior High School. You’s wife is the vice president of the parents’ association of Yuanshan Junior High School. She is enthusiastic and her children do well in homework. At the moment of the incident, You’s wife called to report the incident and called her daughter’s class teacher for help, pointing out that they were waiting for rescue in the corner of the room on the third floor of the house. Fu Wei, the principal of Yuanshan Junior High School, rushed to the scene last night to show concern and confirmed the news.

The owner surnamed You said that he heard a series of "Bang! Bang!" explosions outside. He realized something was wrong and hurriedly escaped. When he turned back to save people, it was too late. He said in horror, "I can't get in at all. If I rush in again, everything will be black and I can't open my eyes. I can't do anything." When he found that his wife and children had not escaped, he said sadly, "My wife and children are in the fire scene, and I am left alive alone. What's the point?"

The fire-damaged hardware and building materials store has been operating in the local area for more than half a century. The owner surnamed You took over the business from his father, and a family of six lived together. After the fire, the owner surnamed You escaped in a panic, and his mother was rescued. A total of four people including his father, wife, and a pair of children were OHCA.