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Formosa Plastics agrees to safety checks during premier's visit
2010/07/30 23:41:10 |
Taipei, July 30 (CNA) Premier Wu Den-yih said Friday that the Formosa Plastics Group has agreed to thoroughly probe the cause of a refinery fire at its No. 6 naphtha cracker complex in Mailiao, Yunlin County and that the facility will not resume operations until after it has met all safety requirements.
Wu traveled to the south-central county to inspect the complex that has been hit by two fires in less than a month. The oil refinery was the site of the second fire on July 25 and has been closed since then.
The premier also said Formosa Plastics had agreed to pay for health checkups for all residents in Mailiao and the adjacent rural Taisi township.
Wu disclosed the pledges made by the company after meeting with a seven-member executive group. The executives were headed by Formosa Plastics Chairman Wang Wen-yuan, who is the nephew of the group's late founder Wang Yung-ching.
The premier also asked the Yunlin County government, in collaboration with Formosa Plastics and experts, to survey the farming, fishery and husbandry sectors in the county to determine the extent of the losses they sustained from the fires and arrange for compensation.
Moreover, Wu requested the Council of Labor Affairs to help the Yunlin Fire Department jointly probe the cause of the fire at the oil refinery.
"A formal report on the fire should be produced on Aug. 6, " Wu said.
Meanwhile, Wang once again offered his apologies to Yunlin County and its residents and said his company will not shun its responsibility in the wake of the blazes.
"Industrial safety checks of the entire Mailiao complex will be launched immediately," Wang said.
The complex is home to over 60 factories and facilities, including three oil refineries, three naphtha crackers, a co-generation plant, a thermal power plant and the Mailiao Industrial Harbor.
The fire that broke out on July 25 was not put out until July 27, and Mailiao villagers have been protesting since then.
Yunlin County Magistrate Su Chih-fen went to the protest scene Friday afternoon and invited the demonstrators to stage a rally in front of the Presidential Office on Aug. 28.
(By Chao Hsiao-hui, Yeh Tzu-kang and Deborah Kuo)
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