The disaster follows a string of recent accidents in Taiwanese factories, raising questions about safety standards.

Agence France-Presse
Date: April 29, 2018

TAIPEI, Taiwan – Seven people – 5 of them firefighters — died in a fire that broke out late Saturday, April 28, in an electronics factory in northern Taiwan, the local fire department said.

The inferno raged through the 8th-floor building of a circuit board maker, located in an industrial district in Taoyuan City.

Seven firefighters were trapped by large fallen objects as they tried to search for people inside the factory.

They were rescued early Sunday, April 29, but only two survived. The two others killed were factory workers from Thailand.

Seven other firefighters were injured, 5 of them suffering burns from an unidentified liquid, according to the fire department.    [FULL  STORY]