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9 dead after fire engulfs warehouse in Taichung City

fire engulfs warehouse in Taicung City
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Nine people were found dead and 7 were injured after a fire engulfed a warehouse under construction in Taichung City yesterday, Thursday, December 19. Taichung City Fire Department received reports of a fire at the 8,692-square-meter warehouse on Shatin Road, Dadu District at around 1:25 pm. Firefighters rescued 14 people trapped in the building. Some were rescued from balconies using a ladder truck. Five deceased workers were found on the third floor mezzanine, not far from an exit. It is

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Huge warehouse fire produces volcano-like plume seen up to 20 kilometers away

composite image showing fire and smoke plume
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A fire at a logistics center belonging to one of the largest supermarket chains in Taiwan destroyed more than 66,000 square meters, and produced a plume of smoke that could be seen as far as 20 kilometers away, Monday, March 14. The Taoyuan City Fire Department received reports about a fire at the Carrefour Yangmei Logistics Distribution Center in Yangmei Youshi Industrial Park at 7:33 am. TCFD dispatched 35 vehicles and 73 personnel to the scene of the fire. The

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3 Vietnamese workers dead, 1 critical, after warehouse fire in Taoyuan City

Kerry Logistics Company warehouse on fire
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[Picture: United Daily News] Three Vietnamese nationals are confirmed dead, after two bodies were found this morning, in the wake of a fire that broke out at the Kerry Logistics Company warehouse in Guanyin District, Taoyuan City, yesterday, February 6. A group of six Vietnamese workers employed by a sub-contractor entered the building at around 8:00am yesterday to perform maintenance work on air conditioning and refrigeration units during the Lunar New Year holiday period. At around 10:19am, a fire alarm

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