The fire department and the police cordoned off the alley for rescue.

(Photo by reporter Zhang Ruizhen)

[Reporters Zhang Ruizhen, Xu Guozhen / Taichung Report] In the alleys of the first section of Taiwan Avenue in the Central District of Taichung City, an industrial safety accident occurred this morning. The incident occurred in two old houses on the second floor. The old house on the right (No. 7) started demolition yesterday , Today is an open space. Unexpectedly, when the construction continued today to dig the foundation, the old house on the second floor on the left (No. 5) collapsed. There were 4 construction workers on the site, and a 60-year-old worker surnamed Cai lost signs of life. The driver of the strange hand was rescued without any serious problems , until 12:00 noon, there were still two workers surnamed Chen and Wu surnamed trapped in the rescue.

Including the Taichung City Government, the Fire Department and the police, they are all busy in the rescue. The Fire Department sealed off the entire alley to avoid more serious hazards. There was a gas leak at the scene, but it was quickly ruled out. At present, it is preliminary Investigation, this is an industrial safety accident.

At present, the two workers are trapped on the first basement floor, and it is extremely difficult to rescue. As for the worker surnamed Cai, who has no signs of life, he was squeezed to the wall of the building next door (No. 9) due to the collapse. Although he was rescued quickly, But there are no signs of life, and his life is in danger at the Taichung Hospital.

Residents nearby said that at around 10:40, they heard the sound of houses toppling, and someone shouted at the scene, "The house collapsed, and people were crushed, please report to the police." This project was carried out by a construction company, and the victims were all The company's workers and rescuers are still in the process of rescue.

The Taichung City Fire Department preliminarily judged that the collapsed old house was a second-floor brick building, not a reinforced concrete building. The brick building is not earthquake-resistant and has a low ability to resist stress changes (such as emptying the bottom). unexpected factor.

Firefighters rescued the injured.

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Firefighters rescued the victim's mother.

(Photo by reporter Liao Yaodong)