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Fire at Panasonic factory in Taiwan injures five, with two missing

Reuters

TAIPEI, Nov ‌4 (Reuters) - A fire broke out ​on ‌Wednesday at a Taiwan ‌factory run by a unit ‌of Japan's Panasonic, injuring five, with two people missing, officials ⁠in the county ‌of Hsinchu said.

The ⁠injured were taken ​to hospital, county authorities added.

Panasonic did ​not immediately respond ​to ‌a request for comment.

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.

(Reporting ‌by ​Wen Yee Lee in Taipei; Writing by Farah Master; Editing ‌by Clarence Fernandez)