China News Service, Taipei, October 14. A fire broke out at the "City City Building" in Yancheng District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan at nearly 3 am on the 14th.

According to data from the United Daily News, as of 13:00 that day, 62 people had been rescued and sent to hospitals, of which 14 had no signs of life, and 10 were clearly dead. The number of casualties is still increasing.

Whether the fire was caused by human factors remains to be investigated.

　　According to reports from the Zhongshi News Network, China Central News Agency and other media, the Chengzhongcheng Building is a residential and commercial mixed building with 12 floors above ground and 2 floors underground. The house is 40 years old.

At present, the first and second underground floors are unused, and the first to fifth floors above ground are abandoned. There are about 120 households on the seventh to eleventh floors.

According to the local fire department, when the firefighters arrived, the scene was extremely fierce. Many floors were severely burned, the buildings were old, and there were many indoor debris piled up, making disaster relief operations difficult.

The fire was under control at 4:51 and extinguished at 7:17.

The relevant person in charge of the firefighters said that according to the current situation at the scene, the number of people who may have no signs of life will continue to increase.

　　The City Center Tower was once one of the most prosperous buildings in Kaohsiung City.

As the business district shifted, the building gradually declined, and the public facilities fell into disrepair for a long time, and they were even dubbed the "ghost building".

The building was originally a commercial office building and was not planned for residential use, but now many floors are divided into suites for rent, and many residents are disadvantaged or marginalized.

　　According to reports, in recent years, a 7-8 ping (approximately 3.3 square meters per ping) suite in the city-in-city is priced at only NT$200,000 to 500,000. The house price is low, and the local residents ridiculed it as "no one will give it away." To live".

There was also a fire in the city-in-city building in 1999, when it caught fire during the day. Fortunately, there were no casualties.

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