Focus Taiwan
Date: 2018/04/29
By: Wu Jui-chi, Lu Kang-chun, Bian Chin-feng and Shih Hsiu-chuan 

Taipei, April 29 (CNA) A massive inferno raged inside a printed circuit board manufacturing facility in Taoyuan City Saturday night, killing five firemen and two migrant workers, while injuring seven other firefighters, the city’s fire department said Sunday.

The department said that seven firefighters lost contact with their team after they raced to battle the blaze that broke out at Chin Poon Industrial (敬鵬工廠) factory at around 9 p.m. Saturday to rescue several migrant workers believed to be trapped inside.

However, five of the firemen were found killed later. Taoyuan Mayor Cheng Wen-tsan (鄭文燦), who was on site to coordinate firefighting and relief efforts, told reporters the five firemen were killed because they were trapped underneath heavy machinery that made them unable to escape the fire.    [FULL  STORY]