A two-year-old girl tragically burned to death inside an apartment in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan.
The fire broke out at the top floor of an apartment building at 9.42am on 4 July.
Source: TVBS
ET Today reported that firefighters were able to rescue her grandmother and five-year-old sister who suffered burns.
At the time of the incident, the two-year-old girl was in a separate room.
Meanwhile, the grandmother had managed to escape with the older of the two sisters.
Source: ETtoday
The two girls were under the care of their grandmother that day as their father had gone out to work early in the morning.
Images of the fire showed thick smoke surrounding a residential building.
Source: TVBS
One image also captured black smoke coming out of one of the units.
TVBS reported that the fire department sent 21 vehicles and 51 rescuers to the scene.
The grandmother — who escaped the fire — then informed firefighters of the trapped girl.
Source: ETtoday
Despite their efforts, the girl was found dead in the innermost room of the fifth-floor unit.
The fire was eventually extinguished at 10.09am.
According to the grandmother, the two-year-old was playing with a lighter, which might have caused the accident.
However, the exact cause of the fire is still under investigation.
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Featured image adapted from TVBS, ETtoday
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