LAST WORDS: The mother of deceased fire captain Lee Han-lin said that he had prepared dinner for her before heading for work, telling her to heat it up as he left home
Taipei Times
Date: Apr 30, 2018
By: Chen Yun, Wei Chin-yun and William Hetherington / Staff reporters, with staff writer and CNA
An inferno ripped through a printed circuit board factory in Taoyuan on Saturday night,
Exhausted firefighters get some rest yesterday after battling Saturday night’s blaze at the Chin Poon Industrial Co factory in Taoyuan. Photo: Hsu Chuo-hsun, Taipei Times
killing five firefighters and two Thai workers, and injuring seven firefighters, the Taoyuan Fire Department said yesterday.
Fire Department Chief Hu Ying-ta (胡英達) said the department received a call at 9:26pm about a fire at the Chin Poon Industrial Co (敬鵬工業) factory.
The department sent 189 firefighters, including 55 volunteers, and 67 fire trucks, as well as ambulances, Hu said.
An initial investigation showed that the fire started on the fifth floor of the third factory building, he said. [FULL STORY]
