A fire broke out at a new TSMC manufacturing facility on Tuesday night. Reports say that the fire was detected at 7.30pm local time, and firefighters had managed to extinguish it by 9.10pm. No people were injured. The impact upon TSMC’s manufacturing and production plans, and which customers may be impacted by this unfortunate event, isn’t clear at the time of writing.
The facility was still under construction. The source of the fire is being investigated by the county's Fire Bureau, and a safety investigation is underway. Located in Zhunan, yet part of the expansive Hsinchu Science Park, TSMC broke ground on the construction last year. So far, TSMC had completed the structure of the main building and installation of some key factory infrastructure.
