2 confirmed dead after Taiwan Panasonic factory fire
Two people previously treated as missing have been confirmed dead after a fire at a Panasonic factory in Taiwan.
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TAIPEI — Two people previously treated as missing have been confirmed dead after a fire on Wednesday (Nov 4) at a Taiwan factory run by a unit of Japan's Panasonic, Taiwan's Hsinchu county government said on Thursday.
Five were injured in the fire, county authorities said on Wednesday, when they also said the two were missing
In a statement on Wednesday, Panasonic confirmed an explosion had occurred at its Taiwan facility, injuring some people, and that it was investigating the details and cause of the accident
The unit, Panasonic Industrial Devices Materials Taiwan, supplies the island's makers of printed circuit boards essential for electronic products, such as computers and AI servers.
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Source: Reuters