Two confirmed dead after Taiwan Panasonic factory fire

TAIPEI: 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.