Anguish and anger after Taiwan building blaze kills 46

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KAOHSIUNG: Taiwanese residents voiced anguish and outrage on Friday (Oct 15) after 46 people perished in an inferno that tore through a dilapidated housing block as investigators searched for what sparked the

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that tore through a dilapidated housing block as investigators searched for what sparked the island's deadliest fire in decades.

The run-down housing block was in poor condition and many of those killed were low-income elderly people, some of whom had disabilities and dementia. Officials said 41 people were hospitalised. The gutted complex where his friend died used to be a vibrant spot but, much like the rest of the district, it had fallen on hard times.

Lin Chieh-ying, a retired ballet teacher who also lives opposite, said the building had become dilapidated 20 years ago when a fire broke out in a now-shuttered department store."Now there are always people drinking at night and being rowdy," she said."They should have torn down that building 20 years ago."

Rescue workers work at a damaged residential building following a fire, in Kaohsiung, Taiwan October 14, 2021. Wu Po-Yuan/Handout via REUTERS. As an island frequently battered by earthquakes and typhoons, Taiwan has strict building codes and a generally good safety record.

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