A fire broke out in a bungalow in a mansion in Houli District, Taichung City early yesterday morning. Nina, a 38-year-old Indonesian caregiver, woke up from her sleep and was the first to notice the fire. She bravely carried her 97-year-old employer, Luo, on her back, and called her neighbors for help. Luo Weng's 61-year-old disabled daughter also climbed out of the house in time and was sent to the hospital with a minor injury on her foot. Nina became a life-saving heroine. Luo Weng's son said that Nina had only been at home for more than a month and he was really grateful that she did not escape alone during the fire.
Calling neighbors for help, employer's disabled daughter crawls out and is rescued
The Taichung City Fire Department pointed out that it was reported at 1:30 a.m. yesterday that a fire broke out in a brick triplex bungalow in Xindianzhuang, Houli District. Firefighters arrived at the scene. Three people in the house had fled to safety. However, due to the intensity of the fire, a total of five units, including the Fifth Brigade and the Houli detachment in the jurisdiction, dispatched 14 fire trucks and 31 firefighters. It took more than half an hour to extinguish the fire, but the triplex was in ruins.
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The Luo family's father and daughter who lived in the Sanheyuan were sent to the hospital with minor injuries. The daughter suffered a laceration on her left foot due to struggling to crawl and was conscious. The old man was weak and conscious. After receiving first aid, they were sent to Fengyuan Hospital of the Ministry of Health and Welfare by fire department ambulance for treatment. The Sanheyuan was completely burned. It is suspected that it was related to the engine oil stored in the house. The detailed cause of the fire needs to be investigated and clarified by the Fire Department.
The Luo family's father and daughter were hospitalized in Fengyuan Hospital and shared a double room. Yesterday afternoon, our reporter went to the hospital for an interview. Nina was wiping the Luo family's daughter's face. The old man on the other side was sleeping. Nina, who was completely unharmed, said that she had been in Taiwan for about two years. The Luo family was her second employer and they got along well with her. Her grandfather was very good to her.
Nina said that she heard sporadic explosions and woke up in her sleep. Seeing that the fire had not yet spread, she quickly carried her grandfather on her back and ran for her life. She should have saved others and could not just escape by herself. She originally wanted to enter the house to rescue her grandfather's daughter, but the fire was fierce and she did not dare to rush into the fire. Fortunately, her grandfather's daughter had already managed to crawl outside the house.
Feng Yonghuai, director of Houli District Mansion, said that Nina saved the Luo family and his daughter yesterday. After she carried her grandfather away, she shouted for help, alerting nearby neighbors to come to assist and call the police for rescue. At this time, Luo Weng's son also came from Fengyuan and was relieved to see the three people escaping in time. People in Li also praised Nina for her heroic rescue of her employer regardless of her own safety at the first time.
Luo Nan said that his sister was unable to walk due to polio. When his father was 80 years old, he hired a foreign domestic helper to take care of her for two years. Recently, due to rapid deterioration, he asked Nina to help take care of her at home. Unexpectedly, she saved his father and sister and was the savior of the whole family. Although their hometown was burned down, everyone is fine and will work hard to rebuild their home.
