Prosecutors charge 8 with corruption following deadly fire in Jan.

The Taoyuan District Prosecutors Office on Friday charged 8 suspects including Wu Shang-chen (吳尚城), former head of the Xinwu branch of the Taoyuan Fire Department, for violation of the Anti-Corruption Act for tampering with safety inspections leading to the death of 6 firefighters in January.

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