2021 Kaohsiung fire

Native name	高雄城中城大樓大火
Date	14 October 2021
Time	02:54 NST (UTC+8)
Coordinates	22°37′43″N 120°17′07″E / 22.62861°N 120.28528°ECoordinates: 22°37′43″N 120°17′07″E / 22.62861°N 120.28528°E
Type	Fire
Non-fatal injuries	41

The 2021 Kaohsiung fire happened in a 13-story building in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, on 14 October 2021. The fire killed at least 46 people and injured 41 others. Some people were trapped. Average age of the dead was 62. It happened in the early morning. It took about 4 1/2 hours to put out. It is the deadliest fire in the city's history, and the deadliest building fire in Taiwan since the Weierkang Club fire in 1995.^[1]^[2]

2021 Kaohsiung Fire Media

City firefighters at the building
Ministry of the Interior Hsu Kuo-yung and Mayor Chen Chi-mai at the scene

References

↑ 翁申霖 (2021-10-15). "「這場悲劇註定會發生」他沉痛揭城中城內部頹敗真面目！5大致命關鍵罹難者逃不出來". Business Today Taiwan (in 中文（台灣）‎). Retrieved 2021-10-15.
↑ "【高雄大火】失火舊樓「城中城」從繁榮商廈變弱勢社群聚居地". Stand News (in 中文（香港）‎). Archived from the original on 2021-10-16. Retrieved 2021-10-16.

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[1] 翁申霖 (2021-10-15). "「這場悲劇註定會發生」他沉痛揭城中城內部頹敗真面目！5大致命關鍵罹難者逃不出來". Business Today Taiwan (in 中文（台灣）‎). Retrieved 2021-10-15.

[2] "【高雄大火】失火舊樓「城中城」從繁榮商廈變弱勢社群聚居地". Stand News (in 中文（香港）‎). Archived from the original on 2021-10-16. Retrieved 2021-10-16.

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