Key facts
- Hsinchu county government said two people previously treated as missing were confirmed dead after the Wednesday fire.
- Five people were injured in the fire and taken to hospital, the county authorities said on Wednesday.
- Panasonic said an explosion occurred at its Taiwan facility and that it was investigating the details and cause.
- The unit, Panasonic Industrial Devices Materials Taiwan, supplies makers of printed circuit boards used in computers and AI servers.
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 people were injured in the fire, the county authorities said on Wednesday, when they also said the two were missing. The injured were taken to hospital and the fire was extinguished shortly before noon, the authorities added.
In a statement on Wednesday, Panasonic said 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.