A late-night fire broke out in a residential building on Zhongchuan Road in Keelung, killing an 82-year-old man living alone.
Quick Look
- The Keelung City Fire Department received a report at around 4 a.m. this morning that a fire broke out in a house in an alley on Zhongchuan Road.
- When we arrived, the fourth floor was fully in flames.
- The fire was extinguished 40 minutes later, but we found that the 82-year-old man named Zhan, who lived alone, had been buried in the fire cave.
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Why It Matters
After receiving the report, the Keelung City Fire Department dispatched 4 teams and a team with a total of 20 vehicles and 45 people to the scene for rescue.
When firefighters arrived, the fourth floor of the apartment was fully ablaze. (Photo by reporter Wu Shengru)
The Keelung City Fire Department received a report at around 4 a.m. this morning that a fire broke out from a house in an alley on Zhongchuan Road. The fire department immediately dispatched 4 teams and a large team to the scene for rescue, but it was already fully burned when they arrived. The fire was controlled after 40 minutes, but when they entered the house to check, they found that the 82-year-old man named Zhan, who lived alone, was dead. Fire Investigation Department personnel are currently collecting evidence to clarify the cause of the fire.
The fire department dispatched 20 vehicles and 45 people to the scene for rescue. They found that the place was a fifth-floor apartment. Flames were already shooting out of the fourth floor, and the building was fully burned. The chief said that there was an elderly man suspected of living alone in the house. The firefighters quickly installed wires and sprayed water to suppress the fire. When the fire was under control, they immediately broke the door to check, but the old man surnamed Zhan in the house showed no signs of life.
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Firefighters continued to put out the fire and extinguished the fire at 4:48 a.m. Fire investigation officers are currently entering the house to collect evidence to clarify the cause of the fire in the early morning.
After the firefighters brought the fire under control, they broke into the house and rescued him, but the old man was already buried in the fire cave. (Photo by reporter Wu Shengru)
Open Questions
- What was the specific cause of the fire?
- Does the old man have any family members left behind?
- Does the building comply with fire safety regulations?
