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Firefighters evacuate a hospital in southern Taiwan, after a blaze ripped through the building, leaving at least 12 people dead.
Patients were carried out of Tainan city hospital in the early hours of Tuesday (October 23) morning, as over 160 firefighters rushed to the scene.
Outside the building, hospital staff tried to resuscitate patients.
Along with the 12 who lost their lives, another 50 people were injured in the fire.
An investigation has been launched into what caused the blaze, which reportedly started in a storage room.
The authorities said it was Taiwan's worst hospital fire in 12 years.
