A well-known duck restaurant on Zhongzheng Road in Hsinchu City caught fire this morning due to a burning smoke exhaust pipe. Firefighters put out the fire within 20 minutes.

(Photographed by reporter Hong Meixiu)

[Reporter Hong Meixiu/Hsinchu Report] A well-known local duck restaurant on Zhongzheng Road in Hsinchu City at 9:00 am this morning, an employee accidentally ignited the fire while preparing ingredients and meals, causing the exhaust fumes leading to the top floor to continue to smoke and burn. Firefighters After receiving the report, the bureau put out the fire in about 20 minutes. Fortunately, no one was injured.

The fire department stated that the second-alarm fire in the residential house of the restaurant was caused by the burning of the kitchen exhaust pipe. The burning area was about 40 square meters. Fortunately, no fire spread, and no one was trapped or injured.

After the initial judgment, the scene was a restaurant, and the staff accidentally ignited the fire while preparing ingredients and cooking in the kitchen, causing the grease inside the exhaust pipe to burn.

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The fire department said that many restaurants and even homes may have grease in the exhaust pipes due to long-term use. Therefore, restaurants and other business establishments should regularly clean the oily smoke exhaust pipes to avoid burning during cooking and becoming a way to spread the fire. .

A well-known duck restaurant on Zhongzheng Road in Hsinchu City caught fire this morning due to a burning smoke exhaust pipe. Firefighters put out the fire within 20 minutes.

(Photographed by reporter Hong Meixiu)