Fire destroyed one-third of Panasonic's Hukou factory in Taiwan! Strange hands demolish factory building, search and rescue of 2 missing employees continues

A serious fire broke out at Panasonic Multilayer Materials Company in Taiwan in the early morning of today (4th). Five employees were injured and sent to the hospital, while two others were missing. The Hsinchu County Government Fire Department said that the two missing employees, surnamed Xu and Jiang, worked the night shift of ingredients. Before the fire, Mr. Jiang discovered a leak in the washing tank on the 4th floor of the ingredients area of ​​Building A. Mr. Xu was responsible for ingredients in Buildings A and B. At present, the fire in the factory area has been roughly controlled. Excavators have entered the site to demolish the iron factory building and continue to search for the two missing employees.

Fire Chief Chen Zhongzhen explained that the fire was an explosive combustion. After receiving the report, the fire department immediately dispatched fire brigade, special search, volunteer fire and other units to the scene for rescue, and successively dispatched the first and second brigades for support. A total of 80 firefighters and 60 firefighters were dispatched to the scene, as well as 3 chemical trucks, 2 drones, 3 ladder trucks, 3 disaster relief robots, reservoir trucks and other disaster relief equipment to carry out the rescue.

Chen Zhongzhen pointed out that the fire caused injuries to five employees, including difficulty breathing, a fractured right foot, partial abrasions on the body, and first-degree burns on the face. All of them were sent to the hospital. At present, excavators have entered the site to demolish the iron sheet factory building, and the search for the two missing employees continues.

Chen Zhongzhen said that there were flammable chemical solvents such as methanol and methyl ethyl ketone in the storage tanks of Building A. The explosion instantly caused a violent fire, causing the entire factory to be engulfed in flames. The burning area accounted for about one-third of the entire factory (about 10,000 square meters), and spread to the first to third floors. Preliminary investigation revealed that the fire was suspected to have exploded due to the leakage of chemical solvents such as methanol and methyl ethyl ketone due to the operation of the boiler. The fire pump could not be started due to a power outage immediately after the rescue. The exact cause of the fire and property damage are still pending in-depth investigation by the fire control department.