Taipo fire kills at least 156 peopleCEFR A1
2 Dec 2025
Adapted from Oiwan Lam, Global Voices • CC BY 3.0
Photo by Falco Negenman, Unsplash
- A large fire happened in Taipo on November 26.
- The blaze swept through a block of flats.
- The complex has 1,829 apartments.
- At least 156 people died in the fire.
- Seventy-nine people were injured in the blaze.
- About 30 people are still missing.
- Many building alarms did not work during the fire.
- Windows were blocked by foam plastic boards.
- One firefighter died and others were hurt.
- Officials and residents call for an investigation.
Difficult words
- blaze — a large and dangerous fire
- complex — a group of connected buildings
- apartments — a home inside a larger building
- missing — not found or not here now
- alarms — a device that makes a loud sound
- investigation — a careful search for facts
- firefighter — a person who fights fires
- injured — to cause harm or physical pain
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Discussion questions
- Do you have a working fire alarm at home?
- Have you ever had a fire drill at school or work?
- Would you know how to leave a building if there was a fire?
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