Firefighters rushed to rescue.

(courtesy of the Fire Department)

[Reporter Xu Guozhen/Taichung Report] A fire alarm was reported to a house in Tutian on Fuzhong 11th Street, Xitun District, Taichung City at around 9:00 this morning. Seven fire trucks, one ambulance, and 22 firefighters were led by Zhang Youyun, the leader of the Xiehe Squad, to rescue.

When the firefighters arrived, they found that the scene was a 4-story RC structure building. Among them, the kitchen stove on the back side of the first floor was burned, and the burning area was about 2 square meters. The fire was controlled and extinguished after about half an hour. Rescued the 60-year-old homeowner surnamed Xu who was once trapped on the third floor. He was frightened and terrified, but said he was not injured and did not need to be sent to the hospital.

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According to investigation, when Xu Nan was drying his clothes on the back balcony of the third floor of his home, he found thick smoke coming out of the stairwell for unknown reasons. The source should be that the dish dryer that has been used for 20 years had a short circuit, and some equipment in the kitchen was melted down. The sixth branch of the jurisdiction also came to the scene to assist in traffic control and crowd control. Fortunately, there were no casualties. As for the cause of the fire and the loss, further investigation is needed to clarify .

Firefighters built a ladder to rescue people and helped the homeowner surnamed Xu out of trouble.

(courtesy of the Fire Department)

Xu Nan was terrified because of the fright, but said that he was not injured and did not need to be sent to the hospital.

(courtesy of the Fire Department)