A Taiwan golf ball maker fined after a fatal fire for storing 30 times limit for hazardous material
Taiwan authorities have fined a golf ball manufacturer $75,000 and warned of criminal charges after a major factory fire killed nine people and left one other missing TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Taiwan authorities fined a golf ball manufacturer 2.4 million New Taiwan dollars ($75,000) on Monday and warned of criminal charges for storing 30 times the legal limit of hazardous material and other violations after a major factory fire killed nine people and left one other missing. The mayor of Pingtung county said at a news conference that Launch Technologies Co. had 3,000 tons of organic peroxides on site, far more than the 100 tons of hazardous material that is permitted, Taiwan's Central News Agency reported. Those responsible would be held accountable for public endangerment and negligent manslaughter, Mayor Chou Chun-mi said. Company officials could not be reached for comment. It's unclear what caused the fire on Friday, but two explosions in the already burning building trapped firef...