Filipino worker hospitalised after fire at migrant workers' dormitory in Tainan
A Filipino man in his 30s was taken to hospital after a fire broke out at a migrant worker dormitory in Tainan's Annan District on 10 October; four people were injured and the cause is under investigation.
A fire broke out at a migrant worker dormitory in Tainan's Annan District on the morning of 10 October, injuring four people, including a Filipino man who was taken to hospital, according to the city's Fire Department, Focus Taiwan reported.
The department received a report of the fire at 7:23 a.m., and the blaze was extinguished at 7:57 a.m. Three of the injured declined hospital treatment, while the Filipino man, in his 30s, was conscious and had carbon particles in his nostrils. He was taken to Chi Mei Hospital, and local media reported that his life was not in danger.
The dormitory housed more than 400 residents, but some were away for the holiday, according to reports. The cause of the fire remains under investigation, the Fire Department said.
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- The fire broke out at a migrant worker dormitory in Annan District, Tainan, on 10 October.
- Four people were injured; a Filipino man in his 30s was hospitalised.
- The cause of the fire is under investigation.
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