Flames and smoke pour out from a 13-story building Thursday in the city of Kaohsiung in Taiwan, leading to 46 deaths and 41 injuries. Photo: VCG
The blaze tears through the building early Thursday in Kaohsiung. Photo: VCG
Smoke rises from the building. At the time of the fire, around 120 residents were living in the 40-year-old mixed-use residential and commercial building, which was built with substandard construction materials. Photo: VCG
Rescue personnel search for victims in the building Thursday after the fire. The Kaohsiung Fire Department dispatched 31 crews to put out the blaze, which was extinguished around 7:15 a.m. Photo: VCG
Firefighters on lifts look for trapped residents. More than 100 fire trucks and ambulances were deployed to the scene. As of 9 a.m. Thursday, 32 injured residents had been rescued. Photo: VCG
Paramedics remove a dead body from the building. Photo: VCG
An officer stands guard outside the charred building on Saturday. Photo: VCG
The building remains blocked off to pedestrians Saturday. Photo: VCG
Relatives of the victims pray for their lost family members at the scene Friday. The average age of the victims was 62. Photo: VCG