Rooftop Fire at Taichung Building: Base Station Power Lines Ignite, No Injuries

(Central News Agency, reporter Su Muchun, Taichung, 12th) The Taichung City Fire Bureau received a report today of a fire on the rooftop of a building on Section 1, Xinping Road, Taiping District. Upon arrival, firefighters found that the power transmission lines of a telecom base station were on fire. The fire was extinguished with no casualties. The incident temporarily affected mobile phone signals in the surrounding area. The cause of the fire is pending investigation by police and fire authorities.

The Taichung City Fire Bureau received the report at 11:21 AM today and dispatched firefighting personnel and vehicles to the scene.

Firefighters reported that upon arrival, they found the base station's power lines burning on the rooftop. The fire was extinguished, resulting in no casualties. The burned area was approximately 1 square meter. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

According to sources, the base station on the building is shared by three major telecom companies. Upon the incident, the telecom companies immediately implemented preventive power shutdowns to prevent the situation from escalating, which caused a temporary disruption to the surrounding mobile signals. (Editor: Li Xizhang) 1150612