Fire in Yuanshan Hardware and Building Materials Store in Yilan killed four members of a family of six

The fire department's ladder truck blocked the road to put out the fire. (Photo by reporter Jiang Zhixiong)

First published 10-04 04:51

Update time 10-04 09:36

A fire broke out at a time-honored hardware and building materials store in Yuanshan Township, Yilan County at around 10 o'clock last night. The owner surnamed You escaped from the third floor in a panic. The owner's mother was rescued on the back balcony of the second floor, but four people including the old father, wife and a pair of children were trapped in the house. Firefighters After 3 hours of search and rescue, the personnel began to carry out You Fu, his wife and his two children one after another at 1:36 a.m. today (4th). All 4 people had OHCA and were pronounced dead after being sent to the hospital. This vicious fire killed 4 people in a family of 6.

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The fire-damaged hardware and building materials store was located in the 3-story Touting House opposite Yuanshan Junior High School. The 51-year-old owner surnamed You, his 52-year-old wife, 15-year-old son, and 13-year-old daughter slept in a tin house built on the third floor. The 82-year-old father and 74-year-old mother slept on the second floor. At around 10 o'clock last night, there was a sudden explosion on the first floor, and then a fire broke out.

Due to the large amount of flammable materials placed in the house, the fire got out of control and flames spread upwards from the first floor. The owner surnamed You smelled a burnt smell and climbed from his room on the third floor to the top floor of the supermarket next door to have a look. Soon, thick smoke filled the house, making it impossible to enter the house to save people.

After receiving the report at 10:36 p.m., the fire department dispatched a ladder truck and a large number of firefighters to block the road and put out the fire. They rescued the mother of the owner surnamed You from the back balcony of the second floor. You's mother was conscious and sent to the hospital for treatment. At 1:36 this morning, You's father was found on the second floor, but he had lost his life. There were signs of death. The ceiling of the room on the third floor collapsed. There was no sign of his wife and a pair of children. They were found on the third floor one after another at 2:05. All of them also showed OHCA. They were sent to the National Yang Ming Jiaotong University Hospital by ambulance for emergency treatment. All four people were still unable to survive.

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A fire broke out in a hardware and building materials store in Yuanshan Township, Yilan County last night. A large number of flammable objects were placed in the house, and the fire got out of control. (Photo by reporter Jiang Zhixiong)

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