Migrant Worker Injured After Hit by Moving Train on Station Platform

a man is treated by paramedics after being hit by a train in Taoyuan

February 21, 2018 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment chungli, foreign workers, Taoyuan, train accident

An Indonesian man was injured after being hit by a moving train while standing on a platform at Chungli Station in Taoyuan today. Reports in Liberty Times Network and Apple Daily say the man was affected by alcohol at the time. At 3:32 pm, local shuttle service train No. 1204 traveling from Miaoli to Keelung was arriving at Chungli Station when the 31 year old man named as Rokim in media reports “moved toward the moving train.” Liberty Times reported

Fire

January 17, 2017January 18, 2017 Phillip Charlier 2 Comments chungli, tai-fung-factory-fire, Taoyuan

A massive fire in a tire factory in Taoyuan County’s Zhongli (Chungli) District resulted in a pall of smoke that could be seen from the neighboring Hsinchu County and New Taipei City. Fortunately no injuries or fatalities were recorded, but a legislator called for the factory to be relocated to an industrial zone. Taiwan lags behind many countries when it comes to zoning laws. Many neighborhoods offer a mix of industrial, commercial, and residential establishments. Manufacturing facilities are even often