消防管理不當
A deadly blaze on Dec. 19 at a PX Mart warehouse in Taichung’s Dadu District left at least nine people dead and eight others hospitalized.
12月19日，台中大肚區全聯倉儲發生致命大火，造成至少9人死亡，另有8人住院。
district(n.)(行政)區commercial district商業區leave sb. adj.使～呈現某狀態hospitalize(v.)使住院、hospitalized(adj.)住院的、被送進醫院的
Authorities have blamed the tragedy on poor fire management at the site.
當局將此悲劇歸咎於現場的消防管理不當。
tragedy(n.)悲劇、tragic(adj.)悲劇的tragic hero悲劇英雄at the site在現場=on the scene
According to TVBS News, the fire broke out around 1:24 p.m. in the basement and quickly engulfed the second floor of the four-story building.
根據TVBS新聞報導，火災大約在下午1點24分於地下室爆發，並迅速吞噬了四層樓建築的二樓。
break out爆發engulf(v.)吞沒、吞噬floor(n.)樓層story(n.)樓層;層
Due to the severity of the blaze and the presence of over 30 workers in the building, the emergency response included 91 firefighters, 34 fire trucks and eight ambulances.
由於火勢猛烈，且建築內有超過30名工人，緊急救援出動了91名消防員、34輛消防車和8輛救護車。
due to因為=owing to=because ofsevere(adj.)嚴重的severity(n.)嚴重性、劇烈present(adj.)出席的、在場的presence(n.)出席(率)、在場fire truck消防車=fire engine
Crews were able to rescue five people from a third-floor balcony and 14 more from the building’s rooftop while they fought to control the fire.
消防隊員在與火勢搏鬥的過程中，成功地從三樓陽台救出5人，並從建築物的屋頂救出14人。
rescue(n.)(v.)拯救balcony(n.)陽台
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has since announced that the blaze resulted from poor fire management practices.
職業安全衛生署隨後宣布，這場大火是因消防管理不當所致。
occupational safety職業安全occupational hazard職業傷害result from源自於result in導致=bring about=give rise to=lead to
While the exact cause of the fire remains under investigation, the fire department has said that sparks from a third-floor welding operation likely ignited flammable materials in the building’s basement.
雖然起火的確切原因仍在調查中，但消防局表示，三樓焊接作業產生的火花很可能引燃了大樓地下室的易燃物。
spark(n.)火花、導火線welding operation焊接作業ignite(v.)點燃、(使)燃燒、(使)爆炸flammable(adj.)易燃的
Additionally, OSHA Deputy Director General Wan Jung-fu stated that the building’s high ceilings could also have worsened the spread and severity of the fire.
此外，職安署副署長萬榮富表示，該建築物的高天花板也可能加劇了火災的蔓延和嚴重程度。
worsen(v.)使惡化;加劇=aggravate=exacerbate
Wan further noted that if welding caused the blaze, it would represent a violation of safe working practices which require fire blankets to contain sparks.
萬榮富進一步指出，如果是焊接作業引發大火，則違反了安全工作規範，根據規定，必須使用防火毯來控制火花。
contain(v.)控制;遏制;制止(有害物蔓延)
As this tragedy highlights the need to follow OSHA regulations closely, authorities hope the results of their probe into the cause of the blaze will offer insight into preventing similar incidents.
這起悲劇突顯了嚴格遵守職安署法規的必要性，當局希望他們對火災原因的調查結果能為防止類似事件提供有益的見解。
probe(n.)調查=investigationinsight(n.)深入了解;深入見解