TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Video has started to surface of a fire that broke out at a recycling plant in Tainan City early on Tuesday (Oct. 11).
At 6:38 a.m., the Tainan City Government Fire Bureau received a report that a fire had broken out at a plastics recycling plant in Xinshi District. For unknown reasons, stacks of many flammable recyclables such as plastic sheets and plastic pellets caught fire, which firefighters are using foam to extinguish, reported UDN.
The fire bureau dispatched 11 vehicles and 17 firefighters to the scene. Due to the intensity of the fire and excessive heat, firefighters have not yet been able to extinguish the blaze.
However, no injuries have been reported and no one is believed to be trapped in the facility. Firetrucks and crews are continuing to arrive on the scene.
The exact cause of the fire and the amount of property damage are being investigated.
(Russel Porras photo)
(Russel Porras photo)
(Tainan City Government Fire Bureau photo)
(Tainan City Government Fire Bureau photo)
