A fire in a residential building in the southern Taiwanese city of Kaohsiung has killed 46 people and injured another 41, the government said on Thursday.<br /><br />The fire broke out in the 40-year-old building in Kaohsiung's Yancheng district in the early hours of the morning and was extinguished around dawn.<br /><br />The Kaohsiung fire department said in a statement that after completing a search of the building they were able to confirm 46 deaths.<br /><br />Mayor Chen Chi-mai said the building was partly abandoned, having previously been host to restaurants, karaoke lounges and a cinema.<br /><br />The government is investigating the cause including whether arson was to blame.<br /><br />Source: Reuters
