A middle-aged couple died in a fire in Waipu, Taichung. The bodies were charred and it was difficult for the family to identify them. The police will use DNA to confirm their identities.

A fire broke out in a metal-covered house in Waipu District, Taichung City at around 3 a.m. this morning, resulting in the death of a woman surnamed Li and her Thai husband. Firefighting and police forensics personnel went to the scene today to collect evidence and investigate the cause of the fire. The police also reviewed the attached document. A road surveillance camera was used to track down any suspicious people or vehicles. It was initially determined that the fire started inside the house. Ms. Li and her husband were suspected to be sleeping soundly in a room at the back of the first floor of the house at the time. After the fire broke out, they were unable to escape in time and were burned to death in the living room on the first floor, making it difficult to identify.

The deceased were a 47-year-old woman surnamed Li and her 51-year-old Thai husband. They lived in the back room on the first floor. The motorcycle parked in front of the first floor burned down to its skeleton, and the second floor was covered with iron sheets. When firefighters extinguished the fire, they found a charred body on the first floor. They originally saw what looked like another body on the second floor. It was later confirmed that the charcoal on the second floor was a bowling pin. The couple died on the first floor. It was suspected that they had escaped from the back room to the front living room, but the fire was too intense to escape.

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Neighboring residents said that Ms. Li has been married to her Thai husband for more than 20 years and has no children. Both of them work in a bicycle parts factory. They live a simple life and have good relationships with others. Family members said that they have not heard anything strange about them recently, and they have not had any grudges with others.

The iron-clad house where the two people lived together was located in a remote area of ​​Tucheng Road in Waipu District. There were bamboo forests on both sides and behind the house. There was another triple courtyard nearby. It was pointed out that the triple courtyard had a population of drug addicts and it was difficult to get in and out. However, they were arrested and imprisoned by the police a few months ago.

Dajia Police Station stated that after preliminary investigation, two charred corpses were found in the house, suspected to be the owner of the house, a woman named Li and her Thai husband. The police contacted Li's brother to come to the scene to identify the bodies. Because the remains were carbonized and difficult to identify, further DNA identification will be conducted to initially understand that the fire is suspected to have started in the house, but the detailed cause of the fire has yet to be further identified by the fire department.