Building fire kills at least 46 in Taiwan

At least 46 people were killed and another 41 injured after a fire broke out early Thursday in a run-down mixed commercial and residential building in the Taiwanese port city of Kaohsiung, officials said.

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Updated:17th Oct, 2021 at 6:08 AM

Neighborhood residents said the 13-story building was home to many poor, elderly, and disabled people and it wasn’t clear how many of the 120 units were occupied.

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Building fire kills at least 46 in Taiwan

At least 46 people were killed and another 41 injured after a fire broke out early Thursday in a run-down mixed commercial and residential building in the Taiwanese port city of Kaohsiung, officials said.

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