MIGRANT WORKERS: Authorities said they are investigating whether a contractor working on repair and maintenance at the warehouse had hired the workers illegally
Taipei Times
Date: Feb 08, 2019
By: Jason Pan / Staff reporter
A torched warehouse of Kerry TJ Logistics Co in Taoyuan’s Guanyin District, which was engulfed in a fire on Wednesday that killed three migrant workers, is pictured yesterday in Taoyuan. Photo: Courtesy of the Taoyuan Fire Department
A cargo warehouse fire in Taoyuan’s Guanyin District (觀音) left three people dead, while a fourth remained in serious condition yesterday.
An initial investigation showed that the four are Vietnamese workers, Taoyuan officials and police said.
Authorities said they received reports of a fire at a warehouse of Kerry TJ Logistics of Taiwan (嘉里大榮物流) at about 10am on Wednesday.
Firefighters contained the blaze at 8pm that night. [FULL STORY]
