At the site of the collapse of an old house in Taichung, search and rescue personnel continued to excavate manually all night.

(Photo by reporter Liao Yaodong)

[Reporter Xu Guozhen/Taichung Report] It was reported this morning that an old house collapsed in an alley on Taiwan Avenue in the Central District of Taichung City, and three workers were crushed in the rubble. Re-declared dead, two workers surnamed Chen and Wu, aged 52 and 41 respectively, were discovered after being excavated by search and rescue personnel. Among them, Chen Nan was rescued at 9 o'clock in the evening, but there was no sign of life, which is regrettable .

In the evening, the search and rescue personnel found the hair and fingers of one of the two workers trapped. According to the relevant location, it should be a worker surnamed Chen. After 8 o'clock in the evening, they found the feet of a worker surnamed Wu, who was buried deep in the rubble. Unable to get out of trouble, the search and rescue personnel continued to excavate manually throughout the night, and rescued Chen Nan at 9:00 a.m., but he was confirmed to have lost signs of life.

In addition, because Wu Nan was buried deeper in the trapped place, the search and rescue personnel continued to excavate for rescue.

At the site of the collapse of an old house in Taichung, search and rescue personnel continued to excavate manually all night.

(Courtesy of Fire Department)