SIX FACTORY WORKERS: The victims’ families might not be entitled to compensation under current laws as the workers were resting, not working, at the time of the fire
Taipei Times
Date: Dec 15, 2017
By: Jake Chung / Staff writer, with CNA
A fire broke out early yesterday at a solar window film factory in Taoyuan’s Lujhu District
Firefighters search for missing employees at a solar window film factory in Taoyuan’s Lujhu District after a fire was put out. Photo: Wei Chin-yun, Taipei Times
(蘆竹), killing six people believed to be Vietnamese migrant workers employed at the facility, the Taoyuan Fire Department said.
The blaze started at about 2am in a staircase leading to a dormitory located on the second floor of the factory’s warehouse, officials said.
Twelve Vietnamese workers were housed in the dormitory, one of whom was not present at the time, the department said.
While five of the workers managed to escape the building, another six were trapped in the fire, which was not brought under control until 6:10am, the department said. [FULL STORY]