TAICHUNG PUTS OUT 268 CEMETARY FIRES OVER FOUR DAY HOLIDAY|清明4天連假 台中雜草.墓地火警達268件

On Apr.4, several fires were reported in the mountain areas of Taichung's Nantun District. Over 90 firefighters were sent to put out fire around the Ling Tung University, Cheng Kung Ridge Military Base, and hot spring hotels. Operating a grab lorry, environmental protection personnel carefully removed the burning waste, enabling firefighters to put out the fire. The fire, in Taichung's Nantun District, burned grass and trees. Even a nearby dump site was affected by it. Residents could smell a pungent smell of burnt plastic. ==LOCAL RESIDENTS== I think some fabrics were burnt. Someone put a lot of fabrics right behind there. The Environmental Protection Bureau of Taichung City Government undertook real-time air quality monitoring and found that concentrations of PM2.5 reached a hazardous purple warning level. As the fire became weaker, the PM2.5 level reduced. The fire spread across a wide area of land. Taichung City Mayor Lin Chia-lung sent a LINE message to remind the public to keep away from the area. == HO CHING-WEN Commander, Taichung City Fire Bureau 6th Corps == It was a large fire. A university campus, hot spring hotels, and the Cheng Kung ridge military base were all in the vicinity of the fire. We sent 13 fire trucks and 96 firefighters to put out the fire. The fire started around 10 am on Apr. 4. At 3 pm, it was finally put out. According to Taichung City Fire Bureau there were 268 fires in cemeteries and trees during the Tomb Sweeping holidays. Firefighters were all exhausted. ==HO MING-CHI Chief Sec.,Taichung City Fire Bureau== Over 260 fires in cemeteries and trees were reported. Fire trucks were sent out over 500 times and all personnel worked together to put out fires. Taichung City's EPB said that the dump site was illegal. The suspect was prosecuted last year. The land owners, including Ling Tung University, the Military Intelligence Bureau, and Taiwan Sugar Corporation, were asked to clear the waste as soon as possible to prevent fires. TRANSLATED BY：ARIEL HSIEH 台中市，南屯山區，今天上午又發生火警，而且是好幾個地點，都傳出起火，包括嶺東科大、成功嶺營區外、溫泉飯店周邊，總共出動，90多名警義消，協助救災，根據消防局統計，清明四天連假，台中市的雜草、墓地火警，高達268件，讓消防隊員們，疲於奔命。 環保局人員操作抓斗車，小心翼翼將燃燒中的廢棄物抓起，讓消防隊員逐一撲滅火勢，台中南屯山區這起火警，不但燒掉大片雜草樹林，連這處垃圾堆置場也受到波及，附近民眾都聞到刺鼻的塑膠味。 ==民眾== 那邊好像有燒到布 算是有人堆放了一堆布料 在後面那邊 台中市環保局對這起火警進行即時監測，PM2.5指標一度達到最高的紫色等級，不過隨著火勢減弱，數值也跟著下降，因為火警範圍相當大，市長林佳龍還特別以LINE通知民眾，不要接近火場避免危險。 ==台中市第六消防大隊副大隊長 何景文== 這個區域火勢很大 周遭包含了有校區 溫泉飯店 另外也有成功嶺的營區 所以我們出動了13部消防車 有96位警義消 全力來做一個撲救 這起火警發生在上午10點多，下午3點已撲滅，但清明節四天連假下來，消防隊員都已精疲力盡，因為台中市統計4月1號至今天下午2點，雜草、墓地火警就高達268件。 ==台中市消防局主秘 何明吉== 統計大概有260幾件的 公墓 山林火災 出動的車次有500多次 人員有1200多人 針對受到波及的垃圾堆置場，環保局表示，那是違法棄置，涉嫌人去年遭到法辦，目前已經要求嶺東科大、軍情局和台糖公司等地主，要儘速清理，避免未來又發生火警，危害民眾生命安全和空氣品質。 邱植培 彭煥群 台中報導