Building Blaze Kills 9, Injures 44 in Southern Taiwan

Building Blaze Kills 9, Injures 44 in Southern Taiwan
A fireman steps out of his firetruck in the Taiwanese city of Hualien on Feb. 9, 2018. ANTHONY WALLACE/AFP via Getty Images
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TAIPEI, Taiwan—A fire engulfed an aging 13-story building overnight in southern Taiwan, killing nine people and injuring 44, the island’s semi-official Central News Agency reported Thursday.