Firefighters from the Chiayi County Fire Department put out a fire at a house in Budai Township.

(Photo by reporter Lin Yizhang)

[Reporter Lin Yizhang/Chiayi Report] A residential fire broke out in Budai Township, Chiayi County this morning. Firefighters went to put out the fire. After the fire was extinguished, a 78-year-old woman was found dead in a room next to the Hall of Gods. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

The Chiayi County Fire Department received a report at 6:40 this morning that there was a residential fire in the Guishe in Budai Township, and Budai, Puzi, Yizhu, Dongshi, Xianghe and the First Brigade went to deal with it.

The building where the fire broke out was a bungalow on the first floor, with a burning area of ​​40 square meters. After the fire was extinguished, a 78-year-old woman who was trapped in the first room on the right side of the Hall of Gods was found, apparently dead.