Industrial accident at Kaohsiung power plant injures ten

An industrial accident occurred during maintenance work on a hydrochloric acid storage tank at the Nanbu Power Plant in Kaohsiung's Qianzhen District. Ten workers were hospitalised after sustaining inhalation injuries, with one person reported in serious condition. The exact cause of the worker falling into the tank remains unresolved.

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The sources disagree.

Each position is reported as its publisher stated it. We do not reconcile them.

4 differing positions reported on casualties across 5 publishers; unresolved.

newtalk10人嗆傷送醫其中1人傷重
mirrormedia10同仁撲上前救援「全被嗆傷」
ltn1重傷10人嗆傷
ettoday11人送醫
pts10人救援時吸入氣體嗆傷送醫

3 differing positions reported on attribution across 3 publishers; unresolved.

newtalk勞工局
ltn台電
ettoday高雄市府

4 differing positions reported on location across 5 publishers; unresolved.

newtalk高雄南部電廠
mirrormedia高雄
ltn台電南部發電廠
ettoday高雄
pts南部電廠

2 differing positions reported on status across 5 publishers; unresolved.

newtalk工安意外
mirrormedia傳
ltn墜
ettoday釀
pts墜鹽酸槽灼傷 10人救援時吸入氣體嗆傷送醫

WhereKaohsiung

22.616, 120.313 ±10 km

First reported33 days ago

Published2026-09-22 03:57 UTC

Occurred2026-09-22

Sources5

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Reports13Independent tellings5

5 independently corroborated tellings.

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Global Event Monitor. Industrial accident at Kaohsiung power plant injures ten. 2026-09-22T03:57:24.554Z. Status: published. urn:global-events-monitor:event:3138. https://global.eventmonitor.net/event/2026-09-22/10-5b9ad82e

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