New Taipei Sanchong Apartment Suspected Air Conditioner Outdoor Unit Fire, 70-year-old Woman Sent to Hospital Without Breathing or Heartbeat
An apartment fire in Sanchong District, New Taipei City, suspected to have started from an air conditioner outdoor unit on the second floor, spread to upper floors. Firefighters rescued a 70-year-old woman who was found without breathing or heartbeat and was rushed to the hospital. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
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(Central News Agency reporter Tsao Ya-yen, New Taipei 21st) At around 1 PM today, in a 5-story apartment building on Daren Street, Sanchong District, New Taipei City, a fire suspected to have started from an air conditioner outdoor unit on the second floor spread to the upper floors. The fire has now been extinguished. Police and firefighters rescued a 70-year-old woman who was found without breathing or heartbeat and was rushed to the hospital for emergency treatment. The cause of the fire is awaiting investigation.
New Taipei City Fire Department received a report around 1 PM that a fire suspected to be from an air conditioner outdoor unit on the second floor of a 5-story building on Daren Street, Sanchong District. 28 vehicles and 46 personnel were dispatched for firefighting. The fire spread to a second-floor room and miscellaneous items on the third and fourth-floor balconies, covering an area of approximately 21 square meters. The fire was extinguished at 1:34 PM.
When firefighters arrived, two people were temporarily trapped on the fifth-floor rooftop but were successfully rescued. A 70-year-old woman was found on the second floor in a state of OHCA (Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest) and was urgently transported to the Sanchong Branch of New Taipei City Hospital. The detailed cause of the fire is still under investigation. (Editor: Chang Ya-ching) 1150421
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(Central News Agency reporter Tsao Ya-yen, New Taipei 21st) At around 1 PM today, in a 5-story apartment building on Daren Street, Sanchong District, New Taipei City, a fire suspected to have started from an air conditioner outdoor unit on the second floor spread to the upper floors. The fire has now been extinguished. Police and firefighters rescued a 70-year-old woman who was found without breathing or heartbeat and was rushed to the hospital for emergency treatment. The cause of the fire is awaiting investigation.
New Taipei City Fire Department received a report around 1 PM that a fire suspected to be from an air conditioner outdoor unit on the second floor of a 5-story building on Daren Street, Sanchong District. 28 vehicles and 46 personnel were dispatched for firefighting. The fire spread to a second-floor room and miscellaneous items on the third and fourth-floor balconies, covering an area of approximately 21 square meters. The fire was extinguished at 1:34 PM.
When firefighters arrived, two people were temporarily trapped on the fifth-floor rooftop but were successfully rescued. A 70-year-old woman was found on the second floor in a state of OHCA (Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest) and was urgently transported to the Sanchong Branch of New Taipei City Hospital. The detailed cause of the fire is still under investigation. (Editor: Chang Ya-ching) 1150421
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