China News Service, Beijing, October 15. Regarding the death of a mainland spouse in the Kaohsiung fire, Ma Xiaoguang, a spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, said on October 15 that we express our deep condolences to the mainland spouse who died, and are stepping up to understand the situation and will actively assist. The family members deal with the aftermath.
It is reported that a fire broke out at the City Center Building in Kaohsiung, Taiwan in the early morning of October 14, causing 46 deaths and 41 injuries. It was the worst fire in Kaohsiung's history.
The city in the city building where the fire broke out is a 40-year-old building that was once a bustling business office building, which was later illegally converted into a residential building. The facilities inside the building are old and in disrepair, which poses obvious safety hazards.
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