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Weierkang Club Fire
On February 15, 1995, a deadly fire broke out in the Weierkang Club (alternatively translated as the Welcome Bar), a Western cuisine, Western-style restaurant and karaoke bar in West District, Taichung, Taiwan. The fire killed 64 people and injured 11, making it the second-deadliest fire in the history of Taiwan after the 1984 that killed 103. Background The Weierkang Club was composed of a restaurant at No. 54 and 56, Section 2, Taizhonggang Road (now Taiwan Blvd) and a karaoke box at the adjacent No. 56 that was also owned by the restaurant. The restaurant was a three-story building: the first two floors were dining spaces, and the third was used as an office. Fire At roughly 7:20 PM Time in Taiwan, NST, a natural gas leak led to a fire on the first floor bar near the stairs to the second floor. The flames quickly engulfed the staircase and spread along the wooden furnishing. The lack of fire safety measures in the restaurant significantly contributed to the death to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Time In Taiwan
National Standard Time is the official time zone in Taiwan defined by an UTC offset of +08:00. This standard is also known as Taipei Time () or Taiwan Time (). History The first time zone standard in Taiwan was enforced on 1 January 1896, the second year of Taiwan under Japanese rule. The standard was called with time offset of UTC+08:00, based on 120°E longitude. On 1 October 1937, the Western Standard Time zone was abolished and the , with time offset of UTC+09:00, was enforced in the entire country of Japan including Taiwan. This time was used until the end of the Second World War. On 21 September 1945, the Governor-General of Taiwan announced that the order issued in 1937 was revoked. Time Memorial Day was observed every 10 June from 1921 to 1941, which led to an increase in the observance of an official time. After the war's end, Taiwan was annexed to the five time zones system of the Republic of China and was classified in the "Chungyuan Standard Time" with time off ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |