The transformer box in the stairwell on the 1st floor of the Dayuanbai Department Store caught fire this afternoon for unknown reasons, sending out thick smoke.

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[Reporter Fang Zhixian / Kaohsiung Report] The substation box on the 1st floor of the Dayuanbai Department Store in Kaohsiung City caught fire this afternoon for unknown reasons, and thick smoke was coming out. Before the police arrived, the employees had extinguished the fire by themselves and initially excluded people. There were no casualties, and the cause of the fire was forensically investigated by the Fire Department.

At about 1:38 pm this afternoon, the fire department was informed that a fire broke out in the Dayuanbai department store on Sanduo 4th Road, Lingya District. The fire department dispatched 14 vehicles and 32 people to rescue it. .

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Before the police arrived at the scene, the staff had put out the fire by themselves. The substation next to the elevator on the 1st floor of the department store was smoking for unknown reasons. Arson was initially ruled out, and there were no casualties. The police assisted the traffic of nearby Zhongshan Road and Sanduo Road. And control the entry and exit of personnel on the scene, the cause of the fire will be investigated by the fire station fire forensics.

The transformer box in the stairwell on the 1st floor of Dayuanbai, Kaohsiung, caught fire this afternoon for unknown reasons, sending out thick smoke.

(Picture provided by readers)