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Taiwan building fire kills 46, prompting scrutiny of building safety
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The 40-year-old building in the popular tourist district of Yancheng had been partly abandoned, with residents only living on the building’s upper levels. Described as a “city within a city,” it was once one of the busiest in the district, housing a cinema, market and serving as a red-light district, according to local media reports. Because of its checkered past, it was known among locals as Kaohsiung’s first haunted house.
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