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Two confirmed dead after Taiwan Panasonic factory fire

Reuters

TAIPEI, Nov 5 (Reuters) - ‌Two people previously treated as missing ​have been ‌confirmed dead after a ‌fire on Wednesday 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

(Reporting by Wen Yee Lee in Taipei; ‌Editing by Hugh Lawson)