Hospital fire kills 8 in Taiwan, 2 missing

Patient, hospital staff member missing as rescue efforts continue at hospital in Donggang Township, says local official

By Anadolu staff

ANKARA (AA) — At least eight people were killed and two others remain missing after a fire broke out in a hospital in Taiwan, local media reported Thursday.

The incident occurred at the Antai Tian-Sheng Memorial Hospital in the Donggang Township in Pingtung County early in the day, Focus Taiwan reported.

Rescue team are still searching for a patient and a hospital employee, said county magistrate Chou Chun-mi.

The rest of the 324 patients at the hospital have been evacuated to another healthcare facility, it said.


*Writing by Islamuddin Sajid

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