Fire kills 6 firefighters in Taiwan
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Six firefighters were killed early Tuesday as they battled a blaze that engulfed a bowling center in northern Taiwan's Taoyuan city.
![Six firefighters are killed early Tuesday, January 20, 2015, as they battle a blaze that engulfes a bowling center in northern Taiwan's Taoyuan city. [Photo: chinatimes.com]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20150120/7427ea210acc16284f371e.jpg "Six firefighters are killed early Tuesday, January 20, 2015, as they battle a blaze that engulfes a bowling center in northern Taiwan's Taoyuan city. [Photo: chinatimes.com]") |
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Six firefighters are killed early Tuesday, January 20, 2015, as they battle a blaze that engulfes a bowling center in northern Taiwan's Taoyuan city. [Photo: chinatimes.com] |
According to the fire department of Taoyuan, the fire was reported at 2:02 a.m. and a large number of firefighters were dispatched to put it out. Two people were rescued from the scene and sent to hospital.
Six men, all in their 20s, were killed in a burst of flames that caused the building to partially collapse, the department said.
The island's administrative authority issued a statement expressing deep condolences over the deaths and ordered to review firefighting measures, including personal equipment and training to help prevent similar incidents.
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