Hospital fire kills 8 in Taiwan, 2 missing

ANKARA

At least eight people were killed and two others remain missing after a fire broke out in a hospital in Taiwan, local media reported Thursday.

The incident occurred at the Antai Tian-Sheng Memorial Hospital in the Donggang Township in Pingtung County early in the day, Focus Taiwan reported.

Rescue team are still searching for a patient and a hospital employee, said county magistrate Chou Chun-mi.

The rest of the 324 patients at the hospital have been evacuated to another healthcare facility, it said.

*Writing by Islamuddin Sajid