4 migrant workers injured after fight leads to dormitory fire in southern Taiwan

migrant workers trapped on roof await rescue by firefighting ladder

November 24, 2023November 24, 2023 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment Changhua County, fire, Hemei Township, migrant workers

Four migrant workers were injured, two critically, and several were rescued after being trapped on the roof of a building, following a fire that was ignited when one of the men used a blowtorch as a weapon during an altercation at around midnight yesterday. The Changhua County Fire Department dispatched 14 fire trucks, five ambulances, and 46 personnel, after receiving reports of a fire at a textile company dormitory building in Hemei Township at 12:09 am, Thursday. A total of

Car hoisted out of the water after crashing into fishing harbor

Traffic Accidents

July 2, 2023July 2, 2023 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment Hsinchu City, migrant workers, Nanliao Fishing Port

Two men suspected to be undocumented migrant workers escaped from a sinking car and ran away after driving the car at high speed into Nanliao Fishing Port in Hsinchu City on Friday night. Police and firefighters responded to reports of a vehicle crashing into the water at the port at 8:22 pm, June 30. Witnesses at the scene said that two men escaped from the driver’s window immediately following the crash. The men were reported to have swum to shore

Fire

March 20, 2023March 20, 2023 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment Changhua City, migrant workers, residential fire

A female migrant worker died and two people were injured after a fire engulfed a dormitory in Changhua City late last night, Sunday, March 19. Changhua County Fire Bureau received reports of a fire at a three-storey residential building on Zhangnan Road at 10:54 pm. The fire bureau dispatched 21 vehicles and 45 personnel to the scene of the fire. According to the preliminary investigation, a the fire started on the first floor of the building and four people were

man wrapped in bedsheet stands off with police in carpark

Society

May 10, 2022May 10, 2022 Phillip Charlier 2 Comments COVID-19, Hualien County, migrant workers, quarantine

A migrant worker was sprayed with pepper spray and restrained by police and paramedics after he jumped from the third floor of a quarantine hotel in Hualien County yesterday, after receiving news that his mother had died. According to reports, the 29-year-old Indonesian national had been staying in the quarantine hotel after testing positive for COVID-19, and was due to return to work today, May 10. However, on the morning of May 9, the man received news of his mothers

composite image showing car damaged after accident and cyclists affected in fatal hit and run

Traffic Accidents

March 20, 2022March 20, 2022 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment Bali District, drunk driving, foreign workers, hit and run, migrant workers, New Taipei City

A thirty-two-year-old Philippines national died after being hit by a drunk driver who fled the scene of the accident in Linkou District, New Taipei City this morning, Sunday, March 20. According to reports in United Daily News, the deceased was one of four Filipino migrant workers employed at a factory in Luzhu District in Taoyuan City who were on their way to join a long distance road cycling race starting at Liao Tianding Temple in Bali District, New Taipei City.

suspected killer of female Vietnamese migrant worker.

Violent Crimes

August 3, 2021August 3, 2021 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment homicide, migrant workers, Taoyuan City

Police have arrested a 50-year-old Taiwanese man suspected of having killed a Vietnamese woman whose body was found in Taoyuan City, July 31. Police began a homicide investigation after the body of a female was found by a fisherman among trees near the shoreline in Xinwu District, Taoyuan City, Saturday. A severe head wound and the blood-splattered site where the body was found pointed to an obvious case of homicide. The victim’s disheveled clothing and unbuttoned pants also suggested the

Fire

June 6, 2021June 6, 2021 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment Chiayi County, factory fire, fireworks, migrant workers

A Philippines national is fighting for his life in hospital after an explosion and fire at a fireworks factory in Chiayi County this afternoon, Sunday, June 6. The Chiayi County Fire Department received reports of an explosion and fire at the Yongfeng Pyrotechnic Factory in Dongshi Township at around 2:20 pm. Because the fire was located in a pyrotechnics factory, the fire department spared no precautions, and dispatched eleven vehicles and a large number of personnel to the scene from

Drugs

May 25, 2021May 25, 2021 Phillip Charlier 1 Comment cannabis cultivation, marijuana, migrant workers, Pingtung County

A group of migrant workers were charged for growing cannabis, and producing marijuana cigarettes in Pingtung County, Sunday, and will also be fined for breaching epidemic restrictions, Liberty Times, and United Daily News reported today, Tuesday, May 25. Ligang Police Sub-bureau received a report claiming that someone was growing marijuana and making marijuana cigarettes, leading to an investigation that culminated in a raid on a property in Yanpu Township at around 3:00 pm, Sunday. Police arrested six Thai and Vietnamese

Traffic Accidents

July 12, 2020July 12, 2020 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment little-blue-truck, migrant workers, Yilan County

Two Indonesian migrant workers died after a truck hit their electric scooter at high speed while the men were stopped at a red light in Yilan County this morning, July 12. Yilan County Fire Department received reports about the traffic accident on Meifu Road, in Zhuangwei Township at around 11:20 am. The rider of the electric scooter, a 26-year-old man named Daimas Prasetiyo, was without signs of life at the scene of the accident, and was declared dead at the

bus driver seen performing a sniff-test to migrant workers before allowing them to board

Society

July 5, 2020July 6, 2020 Phillip Charlier 1 Comment bus, migrant workers, Taichung City

A bus company in Taichung City will face a fine after one of its drivers was caught refusing service to migrant workers he deemed to be wearing too much “perfume.” The driver of the Taichung No. 97 bus was caught red handed on video stepping off the bus and sniff-testing three migrant workers, before allowing two to board, and rejecting a third, who he had deemed to be wearing an excessive amount of fragrance. The video also shows the bus

Society

June 25, 2019June 25, 2019 Phillip Charlier 2 Comments migrant workers, police brutality, police shooting, racism

A police officer who shot a naked, unarmed man dead in Hsinchu County two years ago pleaded in his defense yesterday that he did not notice the first four shots he fired at close range had penetrated the victim, because the man was “dark skinned”. The defendant’s statement in court was greeted by shudders, as the case already tainted by allegations of racism, unfolded in yesterday’s trial. On August 31, 2017, the young police officer, Chen Chung-wen (陳崇文), then 22

migrant workers

4 migrant workers injured after fight leads to dormitory fire in southern Taiwan

2 men escape sinking car and run away after crashing into fishing port

1 dead 2 injured in migrant worker dormitory fire

Grieving migrant worker forcefully restrained after escaping from quarantine hotel

Philippine cyclist killed in drunk-driving hit and run accident in New Taipei City

Vietnamese woman’s body found in Taoyuan City: Man arrested on suspicion of murder, sexual assault

Fireworks factory explosion leaves Filipino man critically injured

Migrant workers caught growing cannabis, breaching epidemic restrictions in Pingtung County

Two migrant workers killed in Yilan County traffic accident

Bus driver busted sniff-testing migrant workers: refusing service to the overly-perfumed

Cop who shot unarmed foreigner dead claims in defense: Couldn’t see blood for dark skin