Taiwan's leader pays respects to 46 dead in building inferno

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TAIPEI: Taiwan's president on Saturday (Oct 16) paid her respects at a morgue to the dozens of people killed in a deadly inferno that ripped through an aging tower block

The fire in the southern city of Kaohsiung killed at least 46 people, according to authorities, after it broke out early on Thursday morning. The flames engulfed the lower half of a 13-storey building that housed many residents who were poor, elderly or disabled.

“The fire accident that happened in the Cheng Chong Cheng building resulted in many injuries and deaths. Everyone is feeling deeply sad and torn with separation,” she said. The Taiwanese leader also visited hospitals where dozens of people who were injured in the blaze were receiving medical treatment.

 

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