TAIPEI -?At least three were killed and dozens were injured after an elders care center caught fire in Taiwan early Wednesday, said rescuers.

The fire broke out at about 7 a.m. on the eighth floor of a building in Xindian District, New Taipei City, trapping about 40 people in the center.Fire fighters put out the blaze in 40 minutes.
Three were killed. Thirty others, including four in critical condition, have been rushed to hospitals.

The cause of the fire is currently unclear.