Gallery: Fire Leaves 46 Dead in Taiwan

Oct. 18, 2021

A fire tore through a 13-story residential and commercial building early Thursday in the city of Kaohsiung in Taiwan, leaving at least 46 dead and 41 injured. More than 350 people from the fire and medical rescue departments were deployed to the scene. Although the fire was extinguished around 7:15 a.m., rescue efforts continued in an effort to find the missing residents of the building, which was home to 120 people, most of whom were seniors. The cause of the fire was still under investigation Monday

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Flames and smoke pour out from a 13-story building Thursday in the city of Kaohsiung in Taiwan, leading to 46 deaths and 41 injuries. Photo: VCG

The blaze tears through the building early Thursday in Kaohsiung. Photo: VCG

Smoke rises from the building. At the time of the fire, around 120 residents were living in the 40-year-old mixed-use residential and commercial building, which was built with substandard construction materials. Photo: VCG

Rescue personnel search for victims in the building Thursday after the fire. The Kaohsiung Fire Department dispatched 31 crews to put out the blaze, which was extinguished around 7:15 a.m. Photo: VCG

Firefighters on lifts look for trapped residents. More than 100 fire trucks and ambulances were deployed to the scene. As of 9 a.m. Thursday, 32 injured residents had been rescued. Photo: VCG