Taipei mayor points to Cashbox misconduct in fireBy Lee I-chia / Staff reporter, with CNATaipei Mayor Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) yesterday said that a fire at a Cashbox Partyworld KTV on Taipei’s Linsen N Road on April 26 that resulted in six deaths was mainly due to the company’s misconduct. Ko again apologized for not fully protecting residents through the city’s fire safety inspections, before he and city officials gave a special report on the incident at the Taipei City Council yesterday morning. Taipei Fire Department Commissioner Wu Jun-hung, left, demonstrates how to wear a smoke protection mask next to Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je during a report on the April 26 Cashbox Partyworld KTV fire at the Taipei City Council yesterday. Photo: Chien Jung-fong, Taipei TimesFirst, it turned off the five major fire safety features: indoor fire hydrants, alarm systems, sprinklers, emergency broadcasting systems and smoke exhaust systems, he said. After the incident, the city conducted unscheduled fire safety inspections at many enclosed recreational facilities, and ordered those that failed to suspend operations, Ko said.

Source: Taipei Times May 04, 2020 15:56 UTC