From:
Jim Tung <jimtung**At_Symbol_Here**GMAIL.COM>
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Re: [DCHAS-L] Chemistry Building fire in Taiwan
Date:
Apr 4, 2024 20:59 UTC
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ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety <DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**Princeton.EDU>
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Here's an article from Taiwan-based media (roughly equivalent to WSJ) on the fire:
https://udn.com/news/story/7320/7878648
Google translation of the first paragraph:
A strong earthquake in Hualien caused a fire in the first building of the Donghua University Polytechnic Institute. It burned for 21 hours and was not extinguished until early yesterday morning. The school said that the air quality was tested and there was no pollution, but more than 20 years of experimental data collected by the chemistry department were wiped out, and reconstruction was initially estimated to cost NT$200 million. Vice-President Xiao Meiqin yesterday requested the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Economic Affairs to provide full assistance.
A university chemistry building in Taiwan is on fire due to the earthquake:
Craig A. Merlic
Professor of Chemistry. UCLA Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Executive Director, UC Center for Laboratory Safety
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