TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — A brick wall on the second floor of an old building in Taichung’s East District collapsed and crushed a car parked below at around noon on Monday (March 28).

CNA reported that the building, which was made of bricks and metal siding panels, had been listed as hazardous because it was leaning and had cracks.

The Taichung Fire Bureau received a report about the incident at 12:39 p.m. and dispatched a total of 35 firefighters in three teams, eight fire trucks, and two ambulances to the scene.

When the firefighters arrived at the scene, they found a man in his 70s inside the building. While he was not trapped or injured, he was still escorted to safety.

A car parked by the building had been crushed by the fallen bricks.

Authorities suspect excessive rain may have caused the incident, though further investigation is needed for confirmation.

(Taichung City Fire Bureau photo)