A fire broke out in a building on Yongji Road in Taipei. Sparks fell from the 8th floor and spread to the 5th floor. Two residents were choked and injured and there was a traffic jam.

A fire broke out in a building on Yongji Road, Xinyi District, Taipei City tonight, and falling sparks spread to the residents downstairs. Firefighters arrived at the scene and immediately deployed water lines and sprayed water to rescue the two residents who were choked. The scene also caused traffic congestion for a time.

A fire broke out in a building on Yongji Road in Taipei City's Xinyi District at about 7 pm today. The fire department received the report and dispatched a large number of police officers to rush to the rescue. When they arrived, they found flames and thick smoke coming from the 8th floor, and falling sparks spread to the residents downstairs. Firefighters immediately deployed water lines and sprayed water to extinguish the building, and rescued two residents who were choked. They were sent to the hospital for treatment. Fortunately, their lives were not in danger, and the scene also caused traffic congestion for a time.

The Taipei City Fire Department received a report at 7:20 tonight that a fire broke out in a building on Yongji Road in Xinyi District. It immediately dispatched 25 fire trucks, 5 ambulances and 76 firefighters to put out the fire. After arriving at the scene, it was found that the 10-story building was on fire on the 8th floor, and sparks fell and spread to the balcony on the 5th floor. Firefighters immediately deployed water lines to put out the fire, and the fire was extinguished at 7:47 p.m.

The police pointed out that during the disaster relief work, two residents on the 9th floor were rescued. A man was about 69 years old and a woman was about 68 years old. Both of them were injured due to smoke inhalation. Fortunately, they were conscious and sent to Taipei Medical University Affiliated Hospital for treatment. The Citizen Avenue exit was blocked for a time. The police said that decoration and furniture were burned at the scene, and the burning area was about 25 square meters. The exact cause of the fire still needs to be further clarified by fire dispatchers.