Seven killed in Taiwan factory fire

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A huge fire broke out at a factory in the city of Taoyuan in Taiwan on Saturday night, killing at least seven people, including five firefighters.

Local authorities said there were seven firefighters trapped at the scene during the rescue operation.

A previous report said that six of them were found dead and one was injured. However, the latest report revised down the death toll of firefighters to five, with one confirmed to have only suffered non-life-threatening injuries.

Emergency responders are still battling the blaze and an investigation into the incident is underway.