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Fire burns 6,000 tonnes of discarded grapevines in Xihu cemetery
A fire ignited at the Xihu Township Second Cemetery in Changhua County, burning an estimated 6,000 tonnes of discarded grapevines across approximately 3,000 square meters. Firefighters worked overnight for 21 hours to contain and extinguish the blaze. The cause of the ignition has not been determined.
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The sources disagree.
Each position is reported as its publisher stated it. We do not reconcile them.
2 differing positions reported on location across 2 publishers; unresolved.
- ettoday彰化溪湖
- ltn彰化
2 differing positions reported on timing across 2 publishers; unresolved.
- ettoday21小時
- ltn一天一夜
WhereTaiwan
24.367, 121.056 ±400 km
First reported8 days ago
Published2026-10-17 04:10 UTC
Occurred2026-10-16
Sources2
How this travelled.
Reports2Independent tellings2
2 independently corroborated tellings.
Corrections and updates
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Global Event Monitor. Fire burns 6,000 tonnes of discarded grapevines in Xihu cemetery. 2026-10-17T04:10:49.275Z. Status: published. urn:global-events-monitor:event:6205. https://global.eventmonitor.net/event/2026-10-17/621-330545eb
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