Taiwan: Five dead and 100 injured in fire at Taiwan golf ball factory | Oneindia News
In a tragic fire incident followed by a subsequent explosion, at least five people died at a golf ball factory in southern Taiwan while over hundred people were injured. It has been reported that five people are still missing as well. The fire began on Friday night at the factory in Pingtung County and raged overnight. Three firefighters were among the dead, the authorities informed.
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00:00 In a tragic fire incident followed by a subsequent explosion, at least five people died at a
00:09 golf ball factory in southern Taiwan while over 100 people were injured.
00:14 It has been reported that five people are still missing as well.
00:17 The fire began on Friday night at the factory in Pingtung County and raged overnight.
00:22 Three firefighters were among the dead, the authorities informed.
00:25 Another 10 people remain missing, including four factory workers and another firefighter
00:30 with rescuers on site searching for more survivors.
00:33 The government has set up an emergency operations center at the site to coordinate the rescue
00:38 efforts and assist victims and their families.
00:41 Photos from the site posted by Chinese state media show the factory covered in black soot
00:45 with some fire brigade vehicles appearing damaged and partially covered by the debris.
00:51 Other videos showed a large fire burning in the factory on Friday night as plumes of black
00:55 smoke rose into the sky.
00:58 Chow Chun-mi, magistrate of Pingtung County, said in a Facebook post that the cause of
01:02 the fire was still under investigation.
01:04 Authorities said that natural gas may have contributed to the explosions, which occurred
01:09 as firefighters were attempting to put out the fire.
01:12 "Facing the grief of the family members, I could not say anything except to bow deeply,
01:16 apologize and express my deepest condolences," she said in a post after visiting the funeral
01:22 home and meeting with victims' families.
01:24 Meanwhile, Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen in a speech in Taipei on Saturday expressed
01:28 her condolences to the families of the victims and said she would travel to Pingtung to visit
01:33 those affected by the disaster, according to Taiwanese news outlet Focus Taiwan.
01:37 Tsai and the Pingtung County government had set up an emergency operations center to offer
01:42 assistance to those impacted by the fire.
01:44 [Outro]