“We are not only apologizing, we also feel ashamed,” Ko said at a meeting of the Chinese Nationalist Party’s (KMT) Taipei City Council caucus. Cashbox had previously passed 20 fire safety inspections, but four of its six branches in Taipei failed an unscheduled inspection after the incident, he said. Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je, left, yesterday bows at a meeting of the Chinese Nationalist Party’s (KMT) Taipei City Council caucus to apologize for the ineffectiveness of the city government’s fire safety inspections. Five fire protection systems in the building were found to have been turned off before the incident and four other Cashbox branches failed the city’s unscheduled fire safety inspections on Monday, officials said. Taipei Deputy Mayor Vivian Huang (黃珊珊) said that the city government would complete fire safety inspections of 70 enclosed recreational spaces in the city by tomorrow, as well as re-examine related fire safety regulations.

Source: Taipei Times April 29, 2020 15:56 UTC