The first missing person was found at the Panasonic fire scene in Taiwan. The body was so carbonized that it was difficult to distinguish.
Quick Look
- A fire broke out in the Hsinchu factory of Taiwan's Panasonic Multilayer Materials Company early yesterday morning.
- The first missing person was found on the 4th floor of Building A at noon today.
- However, the body was severely carbonized and difficult to distinguish, and the other missing person has not yet been found.
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Why It Matters
A fire broke out in the Hsinchu factory of Taiwan's Panasonic Multilayer Materials Co., Ltd. around 2 a.m. yesterday. The five-story steel frame and iron factory building completely burned. The fire department dispatched 13 units with a total of 23 vehicles and 48 people to rescue. Five injured domestic and foreign migrant workers were rescued, but two male employees of the nationality were missing.
Taiwan Panasonic Multilayer Materials Co., Ltd. continued to excavate the scene of the fire yesterday morning. At 12:30 noon, the first missing person was found on the 4th floor of Building A, which was initially believed to be the site of the fire. However, because the body was severely carbonized, it was difficult to identify him.
The fire accident occurred around 2 a.m. yesterday. The Hsinchu County Fire Department dispatched 13 units, a total of 23 vehicles and 48 people to the rescue. The five-story steel frame and iron factory building was completely burned at the scene, and explosions continued to be heard from the scene. Firefighters used 3 ladder trucks to spray water from high altitude, 2 turrets, and 2 water lines to spray water to rescue and protect the five injured nationals. and foreign migrant workers were successfully rescued, but there are still two Chinese male employees surnamed Jiang and Xu who are missing. After putting out the fire yesterday, firefighters tried hard to search for the two missing people by destroying the factory building and using water protection, but to no avail.
The 3rd Brigade of the County Fire Department continued to use heavy machinery to carry out fire-fighting and search-and-rescue missions today. A total of 12 vehicles and 23 police officers and firefighters were on the scene to continue disaster relief. They also dispatched 800-type steel teeth to the scene to continue excavating the outer walls and roofs. With Hukou 31 water protection, 6 groups of intruders were dispatched to search layer by layer. 2 groups of strangers cleared the fallen objects and cooperated with the police to search for the missing persons. Finally, at 12:30 noon today, the first missing person was found on the 4th floor of Building A, but his identity could not be identified.
Open Questions
- Who is the specific identity of the first missing person?
- The whereabouts of another missing employee named Xu
- fire cause







