A fire broke out in a factory in Xiushui this afternoon. The fire was quite violent at one point, with thick smoke flying everywhere, and firefighters struggled to put it out.

(Photo provided by Changhua Fire Department)

[Reporter Tang Shiming/Changhua Report] A fire broke out in the warehouse of a hardware factory in Xiushui Township, Changhua County this afternoon. A large amount of inflammable materials were piled up in the factory building. Three firefighters rushed to the rescue. The firefighters tried their best to spray water to irrigate the fire. They also dispatched strange hands to put out the fire. The fire blackened the brick wall. Fortunately, there were no casualties. The fire department initially suspected that the fire was caused by burning weeds, but it did catch fire. The reasons and property losses are yet to be clarified.

The factory fire broke out around 1:30 this afternoon. After the fire broke out, the Fire Department dispatched the third brigade, 24 firefighters and 12 water tankers from 5 fire brigades including Changhua, Lukang and Fuxing to rush to the rescue. When the personnel arrived at the scene, they found that the fire was burning violently, and thick smoke kept coming out. They immediately deployed waterlines to rescue them from all directions. The walls of the factory were once blackened by the fire.

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The fire was finally extinguished after an hour of rescue by firefighters. The firefighters rushed into the fire scene to deal with the remaining fire. No one was trapped or injured in the preliminary investigation. The fire department suspected that someone was burning weeds in the surrounding area. The fire spread to the factory and caused a fire. However, the cause of the fire still needs to be further clarified.

The fire in the warehouse of Xiushui Hardware Factory was full of smoke and smoke, and strange hands were dispatched to put out the fire.

(Photo provided by Changhua Fire Department)