Fire at Panasonic's Hukou factory in Zhuxian County, Taiwan, the body of one missing person was recovered and another person is being searched

A fire broke out at the Taiwan Panasonic Multilayer Materials Company in Hukou Township, Hsinchu County in the early morning of the 4th, resulting in five injuries and two missing people. The Hsinchu County Fire Department said today that it continues to deal with residual fires and search and rescue, and has found the body of one missing person, while the search for another person is still ongoing. (File photo)

An explosion and fire occurred at Taiwan Panasonic Multilayer Materials Company in Hukou Township, Hsinchu County yesterday. About 20 people were working on the production line at the time of the incident. Three Taiwanese and two Vietnamese employees were injured and sent to the hospital for treatment. Two Taiwanese employees were missing.

The Hsinchu County Fire Department released a message stating that it dispatched 12 vehicles and 23 firefighters this morning to continue excavation with large crushing machines, and simultaneously deployed water line protection and search for missing persons. Currently, one person has been found and died, and the search and rescue of another missing person is continuing; the identity of the deceased still needs to be clarified later.