Le Meridien Taichung

Le Meridien Taichung
台中李方艾美酒店
General information
Type hotel
Town or city Central, Taichung
Country Taiwan
Coordinates 24°08′12″N 120°40′59″E / 24.13667°N 120.68306°E / 24.13667; 120.68306Coordinates: 24°08′12″N 120°40′59″E / 24.13667°N 120.68306°E / 24.13667; 120.68306
Completed 1999
Inaugurated 2019
Renovated 2015
Height 128 meters (400 feet)
Technical details
Floor count 30

Le Meridien Taichung (Chinese: 台中李方艾美酒店) is a 30-storey building located in Central District, Taichung City, Taiwan. It is the 7th tallest building in Taiwan and the second tallest building in the city of Taichung.

Location

It is located in the center of Taichung, right in front of the Taichung Train Station.

Fire

On Saturday, 26 February 2005, at 16:00 (08:00 GMT) a fire broke out in an upper floor of the tower. People working in the building below the fire were able to escape, taking cover from falling glass. Nine people were trapped on the roof of the building 300 feet in the air and were rescued by helicopter. 4 people were killed and 3 more were injured, but none of those 3 people were seriously hurt. The cause of the fire was an accident by a construction crew.

See also

References

1. Air rescue from Taiwan Tower fire.


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