New Taipei City to inspect condition of rental units after fatal fire

A day after a deadly fire claimed nine lives in Taiwan's most populous city, New Taipei, the local government on Thursday announced plans to inspect all partitioned apartments in the city and threatened to fine landlords who violate fire and public safety codes.

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