Yilan: A house fire in Yilan County on Tuesday afternoon resulted in the tragic deaths of a pregnant woman in her third trimester and her husband, as reported by local police. The Indonesian couple was discovered unresponsive at the scene in Su’ao Township and was later pronounced dead at a nearby hospital.

According to Focus Taiwan, firefighters were alerted to the blaze at 1:28 p.m. Upon arrival, they found the first floor engulfed in flames with thick black smoke emanating from the building. The county’s fire department reported that during their search, they found the woman on the stairway between the second and third floors, while the man was found in the third-floor bathroom. Unfortunately, neither could be resuscitated at the hospital.

The residence was shared by the Indonesian couple and another couple from the Philippines, as stated by the police. Authorities suspect that the fire originated on the first floor, which functioned as a restaurant, although the exact cause of the fire is still under investigation.