Explosion at Panasonic factory in Taiwan leaves five injured, two missing
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Bénin Web TV
An explosion followed by a fire at a Panasonic factory in Hukou, northern Taiwan, injured five people and left two missing on 4 November 2026. The victims, including three Taiwanese and two Vietnamese, were hospitalised as rescuers continued searching the damaged building, according to Taiwanese firefighters.
An explosion followed by a fire injured five people and left two missing on Wednesday 4 November at a Panasonic Industrial Devices Materials Taiwan factory in Hukou, in Hsinchu County, northern Taiwan, according to local authorities cited by Bénin Web TV.
The five injured people, three Taiwanese and two Vietnamese, were hospitalised with burns, breathing difficulties and various injuries. All were conscious when they were taken into care, while rescuers continued searching the damaged building.
The alert was raised shortly before 2am in a five-storey industrial building. Several dozen rescuers and more than 20 vehicles were deployed to prevent the flames from spreading to neighbouring factories, before the fire was brought under control after several hours.
The Panasonic subsidiary manufactures materials for printed circuit boards and the assembly of electronic components used notably in computers and artificial intelligence servers. Authorities also reported a methyl ethyl ketone leak from a tank on the fourth floor and maintained traffic restrictions around the site.
