2011 Chengdu Foxconn explosion incident

The 2011 Chengdu Foxconn explosion incident occurred on May 13th, 2011[1] in Chengdu, Sichuan province, People’s Republic of China.

Location

The Foxconn factory (鸿富锦成都厂) where the incident took place is located at Pi County Hongguang (红光镇) with a total of about 52 production lines.[2] In 2010 chairman Terry Gou referred to this area as the "Chengdu speed"(成都速度), a new development hub that Foxconn would centralise and turn Chengdu into the PRC’s number one investment destination within 5 years.[2]

Explosion

The explosive fire broke out at around 7:30pm and was quickly controlled by 10:00pm.[2] At the time of the incident there were at least a couple hundred workers at the factory. After the explosion, more than 10 fire trucks and a large number of police showed up on the scene.[2] The explosion occurred at the north factory A5 zone iPad 2 assembly line.[3][4]

A total of 3 people were killed with 15 injured.[5] Singtao reported the explosion cause is related to either a furnace explosion or magnesium power related.[2]

Numerous sources have said the explosion impact affected and cracked the factory building’s 2nd, 3rd and 4th floor walls. [2][6] However, Hon Hai spokesman Edmund Ding (丁祈安) said the explosion was only confined to a single workshop on one floor.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Explosion Kills 3 at Foxconn Plant". The Wall Street Journal.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Singtao daily May 21, 2011. Page A1, A3.
  3. ↑ "世界新聞網-北美華文新聞、華商資訊 - 成都富士康爆炸 2死16傷". Worldjournal.com. Retrieved 2011-05-21.
  4. ↑ @ http://udn.com/. "衝擊蘋果供應鏈 股價持續走弱 | 富士康驚傳爆炸 | 兩岸台商 | 聯合新聞網". Udn.com. Retrieved 2011-05-21.
  5. ↑ "UPDATE 1-Foxconn confirms 3rd death at plant linked to iPad". Reuters.com. 2011-05-22. Retrieved 2011-05-22.
  6. ↑ "富士康成都厂爆炸2死16伤郭台铭连夜赴四川 - 加拿大都市网 :: 移民的网络家园 - 新闻 - 头条". Dushi.ca. Retrieved 2011-05-21.
  7. ↑ "Hon Hai head dealing with China fire aftermath". The China Post. 2007-07-08. Retrieved 2011-05-21.