The factory building of Mingyang International Company, a well -known golf foundation in Pingtung Science and Technology Industrial Park in Taiwan, was suspected to have continued to explode due to chemical substances on Friday (September 22). As of Saturday (September 23) at 8 pmSeven people died, four of them were firefighters, 98 were injured, and three of them lost contact.
Liu Anhao, chairman of Mingyang International, said in an interview with the scene on Friday night that the factory adopted a three -class system. Employees found a thick smoke before the explosion, and the explosion occurred soon. It is speculated that it may be caused by dust.He will hold a major message briefing meeting on Sunday (September 24) in the afternoon.
Taiwan Tsai Ing -wen died on Saturday's four firefighters, and said that he would hold a disaster accident investigation meeting as soon as possible.She arrived at the scene at noon to inspect and went to Lingtang to condolences to the family members of the firefighters.Chen Jianren, president of the executive president, said that the investigation report of the fire can be released in about a week.After finishing the project report of the Legislative Yuan, he went south to visit the wounded south.
Mingyang International, located in Pingtung, covers an area of 20,000 square meters. At 5 pm on Friday, a strong black smoke burned the sky. You can hear a loud noise in 10 kilometers away.The windows are broken.The fire brigade sent 34 vehicles and 66 people to the rescue.
The first batch of firefighters to the disaster relief as soon as 10 meters, the factory building exploded again. The ceiling of the building collapsed.The ruins after the war caused hundreds of employees and firefighters.
Due to the high temperature, the plant continues to burn.It rained again on Saturday afternoon. Because peroxides were still stored in the factory area, the Pingtung County Fire Bureau worried that the explosion occurred again, and the search and rescue operation was suspended.
The four dead firefighters' bodys have been found, but in addition to the earliest rescued Lai Junru confirming their identities, the other three firefighters Chen Baihan, Zhong Jiyuan, and Shi Baoxiang's body were incomplete, and DNA was still identified.
This major accident still needs to be further clarified the cause of the incident.However, Xu Meixue, director of fire protection of Pingtung County, described the contradiction between the incident and questioned whether she was suitable.
Xu Meixue said in an interview on Friday that there were suspected alkane and natural gas inside, and firefighters exploded as soon as the water line was shot.This statement caused fire commanders why they did not perform their right to retreat, causing four firefighters to be killed.
Xu Meixue changed his mouth on Saturday that because there was a peroxide at the scene, he decided not to use water to extinguish the fire. The firefighters entered from the side door at that time.
In the past, Tsai Ing -wen promised to fully improve the equipment of firefighters, but it was not fully fulfilled.The Firefighters' Work Rights Promotion Association on Saturday at the Kaida Grand Avenue in front of the Presidential Palace on Saturday, the white cloth strip filled with the list of firefighters was filled with public resort.Human manpower, hoping that the tragedy of "Tears of Vulcan" will not happen again.
According to Taiwan media reports, Mingyang International takes production professional golf balls as its main business, accounting for about 49.7 % of Taiwan golf balls. The top five golf brands in the world are the main customers of Mingyang.(S $ 150 million).Mingyang's parent company Ming'an International Group is also a world -renowned golf golfage plant, with shipments in the world's second largest.
However, there are sounds on the Internet accusing Mingyang International as a hard -sweat factory. They have been accused of overtime by employees. The working environment is full of dust, high heat, strong alkali, pungent odor, and harmful to health.
Minister of Labor Xu Mingchun confirmed that Mingyang had been fined three times for labor over time in the past five years and was punished for a total of NT $ 300,000. After the disaster relief, it would investigate the details with the Ministry of Economic Affairs's processing area.
The Ministry of Labor will also conduct labor inspection for all factory fields of Ming'an International Group within a week.
Due to this major accident, the candidates for the President of Taiwan and the field have canceled Saturday's election itinerary.
