Bird taken into nearby factory’s after tripping power outage
Bird taken into nearby factory’s after tripping power outage
2026-04-07
Not long ago, the employees at a screw factory in Tainan’s Rende District heard a loud bag from outside, followed by a factory-wide blackout. From the door, they saw that two turtle doves had accidentally touched a high-voltage wire, triggering a local power failure. Remarkably, while one bird died instantly, the other survived, albeit a little worse for the wear. Its feathers scorched, they found it looked around dazed. The employees brought it into the factory, adopting it as a collective pet in a heartwarming turn of events.
The factory’s power suddenly went out, sending the surprised employees outside to see what was wrong. There they discovered a bird standing on the ground, looking around.
The outage was caused by two turtle doves flying into a high-voltage power line. While one died on the spot, the other survived, its feathers scorched and emitting a burning scent. But it seemed to be doing just fine, and full of energy.
Chen Yung-ho
Screw factory owner
A red light suddenly flashed and there was a huge bang that scared everyone, then the power shut off. All its feathers were scorched, so we decided to bring it inside and look after it.
The incident occurred outside a screw factory in Rende, Tainan. When the power suddenly went out, employees went to the entrance to find that two turtle doves had hit the high-voltage lines. They immediately contacted Taipower for emergency repairs. But for the scorched bird, it was a blessing in disguise. Now it’s been adopted by the employees, who have made it an adorable temporary home.
Chen Yung-ho
Screw factory owner
The bird seems to have fully recovered now. We were always skeptical when we heard that squirrels or birds caused power outages. But this time we saw it with our own eyes. We’ve been misunderstanding Taipower all along.
Animal-related outages are a recurring issue. In 2022, incidents in Kaohsiung’s Yanchao and Dashe districts left over 2,000 households in the dark after birds interfered with utility poles. Taipower workers in Tainan regularly use insulated poles to clear nests to keep the conductive copper or iron wires in their nests from causing short circuits. Given the risks, this little turtle dove is truly one of the lucky ones!
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斑鳩誤觸高壓電害工廠停電 收養倖存小鳥意外成萌寵
2026-04-07
台南仁德螺絲廠外，員工聽到砰的一聲，整座工廠大停電，到門口查看，才發現是兩隻斑鳩誤觸高壓電，造成周邊電力故障，令人驚訝的是，一隻小鳥當場送命，但另外一隻被電到烤焦，全身炸毛的斑鳩，竟然還呆萌的在原地張望，員工後來就將受傷的鳥兒，收編在工廠飼養，成了大家的小寵物，畫面相當萌趣。
工廠忽然停電，員工們嚇得衝出來查看，這時卻發現，地上有隻四處張望的鳥兒。
原來是兩隻斑鳩，飛到高壓電上頭，砰的一聲造成斷電，一隻當場死亡，但有另外一隻斑鳩，全身炸毛呈現燒焦狀，羽毛散發著焦味，但牠精神卻很好，還活蹦亂跳。
[[螺絲廠業者 陳永和]]
“忽然有一道紅光射出來，砰一聲大家都嚇一跳，全部都沒電。電一下整個毛都燒焦，這隻我們就抓回來養，照顧牠。"
案發在台南仁德螺絲廠外，當時工廠忽然斷電，員工到門口查看，才發現是因為兩隻斑鳩碰觸高壓電，造成故障，緊急連絡台電人員前來搶修，但地上這隻變成”焦阿巴"的斑鳩，因禍得福，被螺絲工廠收編，員工還特地幫牠搭了臨時小窩，相當可愛。
[[螺絲廠業者 陳永和]]
“顧到今天這隻鳥應該活起來了，所以過去大家都說，松鼠啦、小鳥啦，會造成斷電停電啦，這回我們自己親眼看到，以前都誤會台電了。"
鳥類觸電狀況層出不窮，2022年高雄燕巢區、大社區，就曾因為鳥靠近電線桿，引起台電設備故障，造成2000多戶大停電。台南的台電人員，也得常常拿塑膠桿，清除蓋在電桿上的鳥巢，否則鳥巢裡常見的銅線鐵絲，很容易引起短路跳電。所以這回被電的斑鳩，保住小命，真的是隻超級幸運鳥！
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