A fire broke out in a residential building in Taichung City, no one was injured, and the loss was about 300,000 Taiwan dollars

Chinanews.com, June 26 (Xinhua) According to Taiwan's "United Daily News", in the early morning of the 26th, a fire broke out in a residential building in Taichung City, Taiwan. Firefighters arrived at the scene after receiving the report and found that the fire had spread to two residential houses, and there was no one in the house. trapped. The homeowner surnamed Jiang was reported back to the scene and told the firefighters that he only visited the Buddhist hall on the second floor early in the morning and did not go out until after the worship. It is suspected that the burning of the incense burner will cause the fire. The detailed cause of the fire is yet to be investigated.

A fire broke out in Zhongying Lane, Beitun District, Taichung City in the early morning of the 26th. Photo source: Taiwan "United Daily News" reporter Chen Hongrui/photographer

The man surnamed Jiang who witnessed said that he smelled burning as soon as he woke up. He looked around and found that the iron house rented by his neighbor caught fire, so he hurriedly called the police.

In the beginning, the fire started when smoke came out of the window on the second floor. This is where the neighbor set up the Buddhist temple, and the neighbor said that he visited in the morning, so it may be the fire caused by the furnace.

The Taichung City Fire Department's Service Center stated that it was reported at 7:51 a.m. on the 26th that a fire broke out in Zhongying Lane, Beitun District. The burning areas of the two households at the scene were about 50 square meters and 10 square meters respectively, and the two households were both brick and iron buildings. No one was injured, and the loss amounted to about NT$300,000. The detailed cause of the fire is subject to follow-up investigation.