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Taipei, April 7 (CNA) Taiwan's two major rail transport services will seek a total of NT$78.63 million (US$2.73 million) in compensation from a cement company for train service disruptions caused by a power outage due to the company's faulty demolition work in the southern city of Kaohsiung on April 1, Transportation Minister Wang Kuo-tsai (王國財) said Thursday.
Kaohsiung, April 3 (CNA) Four suspects were released on bail early Sunday morning after they were questioned by a district prosecutors office in Kaohsiung over a demolition accident two days ago that knocked down a transmission tower, causing train stoppages that affected over 120,000 passengers.
Kaohsiung prosecutors yesterday released on bail four people who had been held for questioning after an electricity tower was on Friday hit by a silo that was being torn down, causing a power cut and disrupted train services that affected more than 126,000 passengers. The owner of Chiung Te Construction, surnamed Lee (李), whose company conducted the demolition of the silo at a Southeast Cement Corp plant in Kaohsiung’s Nanzih District (楠梓), and a Chiung Te manager surnamed Weng (翁) were each released on NT$1 million (US$34,837) bail, the Ciaotou District Prosecutors’ Office said. A...
Taipei, April 2 (CNA) State-run utility Taiwan Power Co. (Taipower) and the Tainan and Kaohsiung city governments have vowed to seek compensation for the costs of a power outage caused when a cement company's demolition project went wrong on Friday and knocked over a transmission tower bordering its property.
Taipei, April 2 (CNA) Kaohsiung City government officials have ordered Southeast Cement Corp. and its contractor Chiung Te Construction to halt work on Saturday at seven sites for non-compliance of several building and safety laws and regulations.