A fireplace broke out at a hospital in southern Taiwan, killing 9 folks, native media reported.
A fireplace broke out at Pingtung County Hospital round 09:40 native time (01:00 GMT), simply as Storm Krathon was making landfall westward in neighboring Kaohsiung.
A report stated moist and windy climate was complicating the fireplace response.
The reason for the fireplace, which stays below investigation, was extinguished greater than three hours later, officers stated.
Some stories recommend this is because of {an electrical} fault.
Photographs confirmed thick grey smoke billowing from a hospital constructing as the fireplace raged.
About 300 sufferers have been evacuated, with some looking for shelter in close by companies.
Troopers from a close-by navy base helped firefighters put out the fireplace.
