Hospital fire in Taiwan kills nine people

Nine people have died in a fire at a hospital in southern Taiwan, according to local media.
据当地媒体报道，台湾南部一家医院的火灾已造成 9 人死亡。

The fire struck the Pingtung county hospital at around 09:40 local time (01:00 GMT) – just as Typhoon Krathon made landfall to the west, in neighbouring Kaohsiung.
当地时间 09：40（格林威治标准时间 01：00）左右，大火袭击了屏东县医院——就在台风克拉通向西登陆邻近的高雄时。

The wet and windy weather complicated the fire response, one report said.
一份报告称，潮湿多风的天气使消防响应变得复杂。

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The cause of the fire – which was put out more than three hours later, officials said – is still under investigation.
官员们说，火灾原因在三个多小时后被扑灭，仍在调查中。

Some reports have suggested it was due to an electrical fault.
一些报道表明这是由于电气故障造成的。

Photos showed thick grey smoke billowing from one of the hospital buildings as the fire was raging.
照片显示，随着火势的肆虐，其中一座医院大楼冒出浓浓的灰色烟雾。

About 300 patients were evacuated and some sought shelter at a nearby commercial establishment.
大约 300 名患者被疏散，一些人在附近的商业机构寻求庇护。

Soldiers from a nearby military base helped firefighters put the blaze out.
附近军事基地的士兵帮助消防员扑灭了大火。

来源：BBC

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