Fire at Pingtung hospital leaves nine dead

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Nine people have ***** in a ***** at a hospital in southern Taiwan, according to local media.

The ***** 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.

The wet and windy weather complicated the ***** response, one report said.

The cause of the ***** – which was put out more than three hours later, officials said – is still under investigation.

Some reports have suggested it was due to an electrical fault.

Photos showed thick grey smoke billowing from one of the hospital buildings as the ***** was raging.

About 300 patients were evacuated and some sought shelter at a nearby commercial establishment.

Soldiers from a nearby military base helped firefighters put the blaze out.

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