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A fire broke out in an unoccupied 2-story RC structure house (the 3rd floor was covered with iron sheets) in Xitun District, Taichung City at 9:13 am.
A fire alarm suddenly went off at a vacant house in Xitun District, Taichung, and smoke continued to come out.
When a fire broke out, one of the brothers next door smelled the crisis with his nose, while the other ran for his life holding the exam book! A house in Xitun District, Taichung City suddenly caught fire this morning. The brother who was a firefighter next door smelled a burning smell and immediately shouted a warning. The brother who was preparing for the bar exam escaped without forgetting to carry a heavy exam book. Fortunately, the two people escaped in time and the fire was successfully extinguished. No one was injured.
The fire broke out at 9:13 a.m. The house was uninhabited at the time, but thick smoke suddenly erupted from the house. Then fierce flames burst out, and billowing black smoke shot straight into the sky. The thrilling scene made people sweat.
At this time, a pair of brothers living next door happened to be at home. The elder brother smelled an unusual burning smell on the first floor and realized something was wrong. He immediately shouted loudly to remind his younger brother to evacuate quickly. At that time, the younger brother was preparing for the bar exam. When they ran for their lives, they rushed out of the house together with heavy exam books. This sudden fire alarm unexpectedly staged an episode of "running for one's life without forgetting to study."
The brother who noticed the abnormality immediately and alerted his family to evacuate was a quasi-firefighter who is expected to receive firefighting training next year. When faced with emergencies, he used his keen vigilance to detect abnormalities in time, allowing the brothers to quickly avoid danger, and also demonstrated crisis awareness.
After receiving the report, the fire department immediately dispatched the Eighth Brigade and Shuinan and other relevant units. A total of 19 fire trucks and 48 firefighters rushed to deploy water lines to put out the fire. The fire was extinguished at 9:40 a.m. Fortunately, no one was injured or trapped. The building where the fire broke out was an RC structure on the second floor and covered with iron sheets on the third floor. The fire mainly burned the bedrooms and spread to the top floors and roofs of neighboring houses on the left and right sides. The burning area was about 20 square meters. The detailed cause of the fire still needs to be further identified by fire dispatchers.
Firefighters rushed to the rescue.
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Firefighters identify the cause of the fire
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