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The fire broke out on Minsheng Road, Chenggong Town, Taitung County. The fire point was suspected to be a multi-span iron warehouse, and the owner was not at the scene at the time.
Fire broke out in the rarely inhabited house, eventually affecting the first to third floors and the houses at the rear.
At around 5:20 in the evening, a house fire alarm was reported on Minsheng Road in Chenggong Town, Taitung County. Due to the explosion sound heard at the moment, nearby residents hurriedly ran away to call the police. The fire even caused part of the house in the back alley to smolder. Fortunately, there were no casualties in the entire fire.
In addition to the nearby success unit of the Taitung County Fire Department, the Donghe Fire Department also went to provide support. Fortunately, the initial explosion was no longer heard. The source of the fire was suspected to be from a multi-span iron warehouse. Although the fire was quickly controlled within 30 minutes, the scope was too large, and the remaining fire treatment and fire site search took a total of 1.5 hours. Fortunately, there were no casualties in the entire fire.
At present, the initial judgment of the police is that the fire started first in the warehouse of a nearby house. Since the owner of the house is still in the city, neighbors said that wood, sundries and other items have been stored in the warehouse for a long time. The fire brigade was unable to determine the cause of the fire for a while and was still waiting for the owner to return for further confirmation.
In addition to the nearby success unit of the Taitung County Fire Department, the Donghe Fire Department also went to provide support, and the fire was quickly controlled within 30 minutes.

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