An industrial safety accident was reported in the alleys of the first section of Taiwan Avenue in the Central District of Taichung City. The incident occurred in two adjacent old houses on the second floor of No. 5 and No. 7. When No. 7, which was to be rebuilt, continued to be demolished today, No. 5 suddenly Three workers were crushed in the rubble at the scene of the collapse.

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[Reporter Xu Guozhen/Taichung Report] An industrial safety accident was reported in the alleys of the first section of Taiwan Avenue in the Central District of Taichung City. The incident occurred in two adjacent old houses on the second floor of No. 5 and No. 7. No. 7, which is to be rebuilt, continues today When the demolition started, No. 5 suddenly collapsed and three workers were crushed in the rubble on the spot. The worker surnamed Cai was the first to be rescued and rushed to the hospital. He still died of serious injuries. At present, the fire department's search and rescue dogs continue to sniff and have initially detected The positions of the other two workers continue to be emptied and rescued.

It is understood that the No. 5 family was originally a noodle business, which claims to have a history of 100 years. During this period, it has undergone many renovations. However, the owner of No. 7 failed to find No. 5 to rebuild together. They rebuilt independently. Fortunately, the No. 5 family moved out a week ago. Otherwise, more casualties may be caused when the house collapses. When the house collapsed earlier, the worker surnamed Cai was squeezed to the wall of the building next door (No. 9). Although he was rescued quickly, there was no sign of life. He was sent to Taichung He was rushed to the hospital and was just declared dead due to serious injuries.

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At around 12 o'clock, the fire department sent search and rescue dogs, a total of 3 people and 2 dogs, to the scene. Although they had detected the location of the 2 workers who were still trapped after sniffing, the firefighters were afraid that the use of large machinery might cause subsequent collapse, so they used destruction tools. After being emptied one after another, and then the bricks, iron sheets, etc. were manually removed, the search and rescue is continuing.