2010
Chiayi
city/SouthTaiwan. 33 people including children were burnt after fireworks at the
official Lantern Festival celebrations went wrong. Fireworks hit some spectators
and burned their hair and clothing. The incident happened as the fireworks were
fired off around the tall statue of a tiger, symbolizing the advent of the Year
of the Tiger.
Main lantern contractor blamed
the accident to barrel burst of 20 sets of fireworks which tilted the muzzle and
caused fireworks to fall directly on the crowd. The burst might be triggered by
weather, either too dry or too humid, the report said.
Seven out of the 33 were
hospitalised owing to serious injuries. The most badly hurt was one six-year-old
girl, who suffered third-degree burns. Another 20-year-old man suffered facial
second-degree burns. 28.2.2010
Source:
"13
injured at Taiwan Lantern Festival: TV reports", 28.2.2010, http://www.etaiwannews.com/etn/news_content.php?id=1191525&lang=eng_news&cate_img=49.jpg&cate_rss=news_Society_TAIWAN
"Fireworks
injure 33 at Taiwan festival", 1.3.2010, http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-world/fireworks-injure-33-at-taiwan-festival-20100301-pd2p.html
"Thirty
three injured at the 2010 Taiwan Lantern Festival", 1.3.2010, http://www.etaiwannews.com/etn/news_content.php?id=1191918&lang=eng_news&cate_img=logo_taiwan&cate_rss=TAIWAN_eng
2009
Northern
County of Taoyuan. Scooters and cars were destroyed in a fire caused by sparks
falling from overhead cables. Firecrackers set off by a group of children
touched the overhead cables, creating the sparks that set fire to three cars and
two scooters. 24.1.2009
Source:
"Five vehicles destroyed in Taoyuan fire", 26.1.2009, http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/local/taoyuan/2009/01/26/193620/Five-vehicles.htm
Taipei. A woman (31) was killed at her home on the
evening of Mid-Autumn Festival in a blaze that was likely sparked by nearby
firecrackers.
Source: "Firecrackers spark fire, kill woman in her home", 6.10.2009, http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/local/taipei/2009/10/06/227422/Firecrackers-spark.htm
2008
Minsyong township, Chiayi
County. Thirteen residents were injured by flying glass shrapnel when a massive
explosion in a firecracker warehouse shattered the windows of their homes and
also caused a fire in the warehouse. 17.7.2008
Source: "13
injured in warehouse explosion", 18.7.2008, http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national%20news/2008/07/18/165995/13-injured.htm
2007
Taoyuan County. A boy (6) riding along on a temple procession was wounded when a string of firecrackers was blown back by the wind, igniting an explosion that scathed over 20% of his body. 24.6.2007
Source: "6-year-old boy hurt by flying firecrackers", 26.6.2007, http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/113375.htm
Maioli
county/Northern Taiwan. At least four people were killed and five injured when a
fireworks factory exploded. Windows of nearby buildings were shattered in the
blast. 2.11.2007
Source:
"Taiwan firecracker factory explosion kills 4, injures 5", 2.11.2007, http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/11/02/asia/AS-GEN-Taiwan-Factory-Explosion.php
"Taiwan - Fireworks explosion", 2.11.2007, http://www.wmgt.com/node/5038
2006
Yenshui Fireworks Festival, also called the Beehive Rockets Festival: 19 people were injured. 12.2.2006
Source: "Fireworks Festival puts small town of Yenshui on the tourist map", 23.2.2006, http://www.chinapost.com.tw/travel/detail.asp?ID=77512&GRP=g
Miaoli
County. A worker, Chen Chin-fang, 61, was killed instantly in an explosion,
which blew off part of a fireworks factory's roof and knocked down some walls.
22.12.2006
Source: "Fireworks factory explosion kills worker", 23.12.2006, http://www.chinapost.com.tw/news/archives/taiwan/20061223/98212.htm
Taiwan
residents will welcome the New Year with a party and a million-dollar firework
diplay on the world's tallest building.
Source: "Taiwan to welcome 2007 with fireworks on world's tallest building", 26.12.2006, http://www.playfuls.com/news_10_6433-Taiwan-To-Welcome-2007-With-Fireworks-On-Worlds-Tallest-Building.html
2004
Chiayi
County (200 km Southwest of Taipei). An illegal fireworks factory exploded,
killing six people and slightly injuring four. The blast was strong enough to
blow out the windows of a nearby elementary school.
Source:
"Fireworks blast kills six",
8.6.2004, http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2004/06/08/2003174221
"Illegal fireworks plant's blast kills 6", 7.6.2004, http://tgwwc.womenweb.org.tw/OrgNews_Show.asp?OrgNews_ID=516
For
the past eight years, there have been seven explosions of fireworks plants in
the Chiayi area, taking a total of 14 lives and injuring 21 persons.
Hsinfeng. An
explosion at a fireworks factory killed two people and injured 12 . The Jen Tzu
Hospital in Hukou said the 12 injured were being treated for burns and lung
damage.
Source:
"Fireworks factory explodes", 12.10.2004, http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2004/10/12/2003206551
2003
Tunghsiao,
Miaoli County/Central Taiwan. Five people, including a woman and her two teenage sons, have been
killed and 14 others injured in explosions at the Chufeng firework factory.
A TVBS cameraman
suffered head and hand injuries from flying bricks and metal, the cable
station reported. "I went up about 100m from the site and was about to
shoot when another explosion was set off and many pieces rained down on me,"
he told.
The victims were working extra hours at Chu Feng fireworks factory when the blasts occurred Sunday evening. The explosions had also triggered fires on adjacent hills which were put out the next morning.
The explosion was the factory's fifth in the past 17
years.
Source:
"Safer fireworks factories needed", 18.11.2003, http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/edit/archives/2003/11/18/2003076323
"Fireworks factory explodes, 5 dead", 17.11.2003, http://www.thesundaymail.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5936,7890863%255E1702,00.html
According
to statistics from the National Fire Agency, a total of 32 accidents have
occurred at Taiwan's fireworks factories over the past ten years, leaving 61
people dead and injuring 50. 5 of these accidents occurred at legally registered
factories, killing 5 people and injuring 6. Taiwan has a significant number of
illegal fireworks factories and illegal processing workshops in residential
areas. Most explosions at fireworks factories occur in November and December.
"Editorial: Safer fireworks factories needed", 18.11.2003. Bitte lesen Sie den ganzen Artikel unter http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/edit/archives/2003/11/18/2003076323!!
2002
Yenshui in Tainan County/Southern Taiwan. Rescue workers recovered body parts of six people, including a boy (12), who were killed in an explosion that leveled an unlicensed fireworks factory on February 25, 2002. The parts were found scattered in an area of 300 meter radius.
The explosion, on the eve of a Lantern Festival parade, could be heard three kilometres away. Yenshui is known for its annual parade when townspeople carry fireworks that shoot from beehive-like boxes to drive away evil spirits. The parade, as a tourist attraction, is held on the Lantern Festival that ends a 15-day celebration of the lunar Chinese New Year.
An initial investigation showed that the accident could have been caused by
the careless construction of beehive rocket-launchers.
Source:
"Fireworks factory blast kills one and seven missing", 25.2.2002, http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_529504.html?menu=
"Investigators find body parts of five from Yenshui blast", 27.2.2002, http://www.etaiwannews.com/showPage.php?setupFile=showcontent.xml&menu_item_id=MI-1123667366&did=d_1133776017_1723_E76E463B1143BF5291872A1B92F6E1421D524D74_507&area=taiwan&area_code=00000: "Cabinet wants to better regulate fireworks industry", 17.3.2002, http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2002/03/17/128040
1979
Tachia.
Incident/Ereignis: Fireworks factory, explosion / Death: 12 / 30.11.1979
Quelle: Liste "Explosion" von "The British Association for Immediate
Care (BASICS)"
1958
Chiaya.
Fireworks factory fire kills 23.
Source: "Important dates in fire history", National Fire Protection Association, http://www.nfpa.org/itemDetail.asp?categoryID=954&itemID=23375&URL=Research%20&%20Reports/Fire%20statistics/Historical&cookie%5Ftest=1
