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基隆天外天掩埋場回收床墊暫置場火警 民進黨議員質疑環保局未通知居民撤離

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基隆市天外天掩埋場回收床墊暫置場於9月30日發生大火,燃燒近20小時,濃煙影響附近居民健康。民進黨市議員張之豪在施政總質詢中指出,其早於5月曾警告環保局大量堆置床墊存在安全疑慮,但環保局未發出細胞簡訊或通知里長及居民撤離。環保局長馬仲豪回應表示,將依空污法針對委外廠商裁罰,最高新台幣500萬元,並強調火警發生當天廠商確實在場作業,環保局將依合約向廠商請求損害賠償。

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基隆市天外天掩埋場設有回收床墊暫置場,民進黨市議員張之豪曾於5月施政總質詢時警告環保局大量堆置床墊存在安全疑慮,要求儘速處理。

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基隆市天外天掩埋場回收床墊暫置場9月30日發生火警,濃煙直竄,民進黨市議員張之豪在施政總質詢時表示,早已提醒環保局,大量床墊堆置、高度過高,有安全疑慮,應儘速處理。基隆市環保局長馬仲豪回應表示,觸犯空污法裁罰,主要是針對廠商、不是針對個人,如果是廠商在操作過程當中造成火警,最高會裁處新台幣500萬元。

張之豪指出,大量堆積雜物起火燃燒,而且這一次燒了將近20個小時,對天外天掩埋場附近的居民健康產生了很大危害,而且現在看到火場裡面,除了回收床墊外、竟然還有輪胎被燃燒,這些回收物燃燒產生有毒物質,飄到附近的民宅。張之豪質疑,為什麼環保局沒有發出細胞簡訊,沒有發出相關通知,通知里長及附近居民保護自己,甚至必要時要撤離。

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張之豪說,他早在今年5月總質詢時就已經跟環保局及基隆市長謝國樑要求盡速清除,結果偏偏就在環保局委外的廠商找來機具進駐的隔天,火就燒起來了。剛好環保局人員都休假,所以幾乎沒有看到任何的證人,也沒有現場監視器畫面能夠看到火災是怎麼樣發生的?是不是都沒有及時建立起一個整體體檢的機制,與更好的標準流程及讓居民撤離的防護設施。

環保局長馬仲豪指出,發生火警是以彈簧床為主的回收暫置場,環保局目前的瞭解是火警發生的當下,其實環保局的委外廠商確實有在現場進行相關作業。環保局跟委外廠商本來就有合約關係,環保局會依照相關的合約,向廠商進行相關的損害賠償。

其次,依照空污法規定,火警造成基隆市空氣嚴重影響,依照空污法相關的規定,還是需要一些相關細節審核認定,這也包含了相關的調查報告,目前最高裁處金額是新台幣500萬元。

馬仲豪進一步補充說,觸犯空污法裁罰,主要是針對廠商、不是針對個人,如果是廠商在操作過程當中造成火警,最高會裁處新台幣500萬元。環保局平均大概2到3個月,將會將回收床墊進行處理,火警發生的前一天,已經到了正好要請廠商處理的這個時間點,處理床墊回收過程都是委外廠商來處理,處理完畢後,廠商的機具也會撤掉。

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AI outlook — possibilities, not facts

  • 環保局將依空污法對委外廠商進行裁罰,最高新台幣500萬元

    Very likely · Within months

  • 基隆市將檢討回收場地的安全管理與居民防護機制

    Likely · Within weeks

Open Questions

  • 火災是否為人為造成?
  • 環保局是否具備完善的火災預警與居民撤離機制?
  • 委外廠商是否將承擔火災損害賠償責任?

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