Taiwan Douses Fire at Panasonic Factory that Injured Five, with Two Missing
Five workers were hospitalized and rescuers searched for two missing employees as investigators examined the cause of the blaze, officials said.
- On Wednesday, a fire broke out at a Panasonic Industrial Devices Materials Taiwan factory in Hukou Township, Hsinchu County, injuring five employees and leaving two others missing.
- The five-story facility, a subsidiary of Japan's Panasonic Group, produces printed circuit boards and semiconductor packaging materials essential for computers and AI servers.
- Three Taiwanese and two Vietnamese employees were hospitalized with injuries including burns, fractures, and breathing difficulties, while firefighters continued searching for missing employees Hsu and Chiang.
- Loud explosions and thick black smoke prompted The Hsinchu County Fire Bureau to urge residents in Hukou, Xinfeng, Zhubei, and Taoyuan's Xinwu District to close windows and avoid the area.
- The cause of the fire and extent of property damage remain under investigation, and Panasonic has not yet responded to requests for comment on the incident.
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Taipei, 4 Nov (EFE).- At least five people were injured and two others are still missing after the fire declared on Wednesday at a factory operated by a Japanese Panasonic subsidiary in Hsinchu County, north-west Taiwan, reported the Taiwanese news agency CNA. According to the Fire Department of [...] The entrance At least 5 injured and 2 missing in the fire of a Panasonic factory in Taiwan was first published in HolaNews.
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