A fire broke out at a factory on Dongzhou Road, Fengyuan District, Taichung City on the evening of the 29th, resulting in the tragedy of 4 deaths and 2 injuries. The Taichung City Government stated that the 2-story iron-clad building that caught fire was initially determined to be a warehouse, and there was no special management, no management and audit records of the factory, and the inspection and report of illegal construction will be carried out in accordance with regulations and the owner or manager will be notified to make improvements within a time limit. or dismantle.
Taichung City Fire Department received a report at 7:36 on the evening of the 29th. There was a fire at the factory on Lane 186, Dongzhou Road, Fengyuan District. A total of 26 fire trucks and 66 personnel from 6 units including Nan, Tanzi, , and Houli went to the rescue. Sun Fuyou, the chief of the fire department, directed the rescue on the spot, and the fire was extinguished at 8:32 p.m. After being rushed to the hospital for rescue, 4 of them died unfortunately, and 2 of them are continuing to be rescued.
The "Economic Development Bureau" stated that after investigation, the place where the fire broke out was "Yasuda Co., Ltd.", and the site was a two-story iron building. It was initially determined to be a warehouse.
The "Metropolitan Development Bureau" stated that after investigation, the place is located in an agricultural area within the urban plan, and there are no records of illegal construction inspections and building public security declarations. In the future, the inspection and reporting of illegal constructions will be carried out in accordance with regulations and the owner or manager will be notified to improve within a time limit or dismantle.