According to local media, nine people have died in a fire at a clinic in southwestern Taiwan.
The fire struck the Pingtung state medical at around 09: 40 native time ( 01: 00 GMT )- just as Typhoon Krathon made land to the north, in neighbouring Kaohsiung.
The wet and windy conditions complicated the flames reply, one report said.
The cause of the fire- which was put out more than three hours later, authorities said- is still under inspection.
Some reports suggested there was an electronic sin at play.
As the fire was raging, photos captured heavy, grey dust billowing from one of the medical properties.
About 300 sufferers were evacuated, and some others sought refuge in a local business facility.
A local military base’s men assisted in putting out the fire.