A fire broke out on the 6th floor of Zhushang Building on Shengsheng East Road, Bei Min. One resident was injured and sent to hospital for choking.

On the sixth floor of an 11-story mixed residential and commercial building on Minsheng East Road, Zhongshan District, Taipei City, a fire and a large amount of smoke suddenly broke out at 4:14 pm today (16th).

After receiving the report, the Taipei City Fire Department dispatched 15 fire trucks, 2 ambulances and 63 disaster relief personnel to the scene to set up water lines to put out the fire. The fire was completely extinguished at 4:36 p.m. A 27-year-old male resident at the scene escaped downstairs on his own and was sent to Mackay Hospital for treatment due to smoke inhalation. Fortunately, he was conscious and his life was not in danger. The exact cause of the fire has yet to be clarified by the Fire Investigation Department.

It is understood that when the disaster relief personnel arrived at the scene, many residents of the building had evacuated and escaped. Among them, the 27-year-old male resident who lived in the house where the fire broke out on the sixth floor successfully escaped downstairs on his own. The ambulance personnel checked that the man was conscious, but due to excessive smoke inhalation and obvious carbon particles in his nose, out of caution, he was sent to Mackay Hospital by ambulance for follow-up examination and treatment.

After firefighters put out all their efforts, the fire was successfully and completely extinguished at 4:36 p.m. After preliminary inspection and search and rescue, it was confirmed that the furniture, decoration and sundries in the residence on the 6th floor were mainly burned at the scene. The burning area was initially estimated to be about 50 square meters. The detailed origin of the fire and the exact cause of the fire are being clarified by personnel from the Fire Investigation Division of the Taipei City Fire Department who have cordoned off the scene for evidence collection.