1,300 tons of molten glass leak out in Taichung factory fire
1,300 tons of molten glass leak out in Taichung factory fire
2025-10-29
A kiln malfunction at a Taiwanglass factory in Taichung caused a spectacular fire on Monday afternoon. More than 1,300 tons of red-hot molten glass flowed freely inside the factory, creating a cascade of lava into the basement. Fortunately, nobody was injured in the incident, and the fire was put out after three hours. Let’s hear more.
Chi Yu-hua
Firefighter
In our initial assessment, we determined that the temperature inside had reached somewhere between 1,400 and 1,500 degrees. The factory activated its anti-fire systems at the very first moment, and the sprinklers were turned on to reduce the temperature. The firefighting team deployed three more water lines to cool down the factory. The company is assessing the situation, and when the temperature permits, staff will check for any equipment malfunctions and take further action.
The plant affected is located in Wuqi District and manufactures touch glass, processed glass and solar glass. The factory has yet to confirm whether the fire has affected its production lines.
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窯爐故障! 台玻台中廠上千噸玻璃膏如岩漿般外洩
2025-10-29
台灣玻璃公司位在梧棲的廠房，27日下午發生嚴重窯爐故障，導致1300噸玻璃膏，像岩漿一般，流向地下樓層，火勢在歷時3小時後撲滅，所幸事故沒有任何人員受傷。
[[梧棲消防分隊長 紀又華]]
“現場我們初估，溫度達到1400-1500度，廠方第一時間已經有啟動，他們的自衛消防編組，去協助射水降溫，消防人員到現場，立即再出3條水線，全面幫廠商降溫。
那他們廠方已經逐步，看溫度如果許可，會下去下面查看設備故障情形，進一步處理“
台玻公司台中廠，主要製造觸控玻璃、加工玻璃、及太陽能玻璃等，火警是否會對產線有影響，廠方尚無回應。
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