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Default Residential building catches fire after being struck by remote-control turbine plane

Hi All,

Just heard about this news.

Mike


Residential building catches fire after being struck by remote-control plane
07/04/2008 (Taiwan News)

The 28th floor of a residential building in Xindian, Taipei County caught on fire on Thursday morning, and six residents were hospitalized suffering from shock or smoke inhalation. The fire was later found to have been caused by a remote-control hobby plane crashing into the highrise home.
The incident soon resulted in a fierce blaze on the 28th floor. The fire department dispatched 46 fire engines from 15 squads, totalling 94 firemen, after being informed of the incident. The fire was put out in 30 minutes.

The police later found out the incident was caused by a husband and wife who went to the nearby riverbank park to play with their remote-control aircraft on Thursday morning. The police detained the husband and questioned him over the incident.

Firefighters found the plane's wreckage on the balcony of a 28th floor flat - a miniature of the French Mirage fighter. The fire department said that the gasoline the plane used as fuel was the main trigger, and would have easily ignited a blaze.

The apartment hit by the plane was virtually destroyed by the fire, but fortunately no one was inside the building when it was struck. The flat was later found to be owned by a chief of a police precinct.

The fire department evacuated all 900 residents.

The sudden blaze terrified some senior citizens - some suffered from smoke inhalation. Six senior residents were hospitalized at Cardinal Tien Hospital and Xindian Tzu Chi Hospital.

Two celebrities living in the same building - the female singer Lin Hsiao-pei and television hostess Ma Neiou - said they were scared by the incident.