The failure by the Fire Bureau and the Public Works Bureau in Kaohsiung to properly fulfill their responsibilities resulted in the Oct. 14 building fire that took 46 lives, a government report published on Friday said.
The report also faulted some residents’ actions for leading to the blaze.
The report was produced by an 11-member investigative panel led by Deputy Kaohsiung Mayor Charles Lin (林欽榮) and lawyer Chou Yuan-pei (周元培), following seven meetings and interviews with local officials.
Chou said that the fire started in a room on the first floor of the 40-year-old, 13-story Cheng Chung Cheng (城中城) building on Fubei Road
Kaohsiung, Oct. 29 (CNA) The failure by the Fire Bureau and Public Works Bureau in Kaohsiung to do their job properly and the lack of action taken by them are responsible for the Oct. 14 building fire in the southern city that took 46 lives, according to a government report published on Friday, which also blamed some residents' actions for leading to the blaze.
Taipei, Oct. 15 (CNA) Two people are being investigated as suspects in a building fire in Kaohsiung that claimed 46 lives and injured dozens of others, according to the Kaohsiung District Prosecutors Office.
Taipei, Oct. 14 (CNA) A resident of a mixed-use building in Kaohsiung recounted on Thursday morning how he reached safety after a fatal fire broke out in the building in the early hours of the morning, killing at least 46 residents.