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Contractor injured in fuel tank fire at Taitung air base

A contractor was critically injured in a fire while handling residual oil in an underground fuel tank at the Zhihang Air Base in Taitung. The worker fell approximately 12 meters into the burning tank, suffered severe burns, and was resuscitated at a local hospital. Military officials said the Army Logistics Command oversees the unit involved, and the full circumstances of the incident have not yet been released.

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WhereTaitung
22.760, 121.145 ±10 km
First reported43 days ago
Published2026-09-12 02:26 UTC
Occurred2026-09-11
Sources5
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Reports6Independent tellings5
5 independently corroborated tellings.

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Global Event Monitor. Contractor injured in fuel tank fire at Taitung air base. 2026-09-12T02:26:08.649Z. Status: published. urn:global-events-monitor:event:2010. https://global.eventmonitor.net/event/2026-09-11/%E7%A9%BA%E8%BB%8D%E5%8F%B0%E6%9D%B1%E5%BF%97%E8%88%AA%E5%9F%BA%E5%9C%B0%E7%81%AB%E8%AD%A6-%E5%A4%96%E5%8C%85%E5%95%86%E5%A2%9C%E6%B2%B9%E6%A7%BD-%E5%85%A8%E8%BA%AB%E7%87%92%E7%87%99%E5%82%B7%E6%80%A5%E9%80%81%E9%86%AB-cc959843

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