Nine people died in a massive fire in central Taiwan at a huge food processing building that was under construction, the media reported, the Associated Press reported, quoted by BTA.
A video clip posted on social media shows a wall of dark gray smoke and orange flames coming out of one end of the five-story building in the city of Taichung. The cause of the fire has not been determined, but authorities said the fire spread quickly because of the large amount of foam plastic panels at the site.
One person died after jumping from the third floor, and the other victims were found by firefighters during a search that continued into the evening, Taiwanese media reported. Nineteen people were rescued.
The building is being built for a supermarket chain.