On the afternoon of the 11th, a fire alarm was reported in a residential house in Longjing District, Taichung City, and the discarded waste pile on the first floor caught fire for unknown reasons.

(Provided by Taichung Fire Protection)

[Reporter Lin Minzhen / Taichung Report] A fire alarm was reported at 2 pm today (11th), Section 5, Taiwan Avenue, Longjing District, Taichung City. The waste piled up on the first floor of a residential house caught fire for unknown reasons. Smoke, it was detected as a fire, and an emergency alarm was called. Fortunately, the fire was not large. Firefighters immediately put out the fire after arriving at the scene, and no one was injured.

Taichung Fire said that after receiving the report this afternoon, it dispatched detachments from Lifen, Xiehe, Industrial Zone, Xitun and Shalu, dispatched 9 fire trucks, 1 ambulance, and 29 personnel. The plane led the team to the rescue.

When they arrived at the scene, they first used a disc cutter to destroy the iron rolling door. It was found that the waste was burning, and the wooden partition wall was also burned. Fortunately, the public reported the fire in time, and the fire was not big and was immediately brought under control. The burning area was about 10 square kilometers. feet, property damage and the cause of the fire are still under investigation.

The waste pile of a house in Longjing District, Taichung City caught fire for unknown reasons. Fortunately, the fire was brought under control in time and no casualties were caused.

(Provided by Taichung Fire Protection)