Firefighter dies after giving mask to trapped resident
Posted on 2026-01-22 15:10:13
A firefighter in Keelung died early this morning after giving his breathing mask to a woman trapped in a burning building.
Authorities say, the woman also eventually passed away.
Keelung Mayor Xie Guo Liang said that Zhan Neng Jie 詹能傑 lost consciousness from inhaling smoke.
Xie says that the city government will make every effort to obtain the highest level of compensation for Zhan's family and will seek to have him interred in the Martyrs' Shrine.
The fire broke out last night around 10pm on the second floor of a 6 story building in the city's Anle (安樂) district.
When Zhan made his third entry into the building, around 1am, he found the woman pinned on the floor by debris and hardly breathing.
Nearly an hour later, Zhan was found unconscious in the building, suffering from oxygen deprivation.
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