At 7:09 am on June 10, a fire broke out at the Taichung Power Plant, which was brought under control in two hours. Taipower said no one was injured and power supplies remain stable.
Thick black smoke soared to the sky and can be seen from the Dadu Mountain located several kilometers away. At 7 am on June 10, a fire broke out at the Taichung Power Plant. Personnel from four fire brigades were dispatched to bring the fire under control by 9 am. Many are will worried if the power supply would be affected. In response, Taipower said the fire did not affect the coal bunker and the generators.
On the whole, three conveyer belts for transporting the coals have been damaged, however, this will not affect the plant's ability to supply electricity.
According to Taipower, the fire started at its coal transfer tower TR-62. The coal bunker and the generators remain intact. Currently, there are still enough coal reserve for 15 days of electricity. The damaged coal conveyer belt could be temporarily replaced by land transport, therefore the plant's operation and its power supply won't be affected. The Taichung Environmental Protection Bureau is also monitoring the air quality at the scene as the dense smoke from the fire might have affected the air quality in the nearby region.
The wind is blowing north north east today, which means the affected areas might be the regions between Taichung and Changhua. Taichung city government has informed Changhua on the fire through our Governance Platform for the 7 Central cities and counties.
The wind is blowing north north east today, which means the affected areas might be the regions between Taichung and Changhua. Taichung city government has informed Changhua on the fire through our Governance Platform for the 7 Central cities and counties.
The Taichung Environmental Protection Bureau says the current wind direction has not blown the smoke into the city of Taichung and has informed the Changhua County Government to monitor its air quality. The exact cause of the fire is still under investigation.
黑色的濃煙直竄天際，好幾公里外的大肚山上就能清楚看到，台中火力發電廠10號早上7點多發生火警，四個消防分隊前往搶救，火勢在9點多受到控制，因為現場火勢、濃煙相當嚇人，也讓民眾擔心是否影響發電，不過台電表示，未波及煤倉和發電廠。
台中火力發電廠副廠長 李枝榮表示：「整個來看，這一個三條的輸煤皮帶，大概有受損，整個來講，暫時並不影響我們電廠的一個發電。」
台電表示，起火的是輸煤轉運塔TR-62的運煤輸送帶起火，煤倉和發電廠都安全無虞，目前燃煤仍有15天安全存量，短期內卸煤方式可採取陸運替代，因此不影響電廠用煤與整體供電。而火警產生的大量濃煙是否影響空氣品質，台中市環保局也派人前往監測。
台中市環保局簡任技正 陳忠義表示：「今天的風向是北北東風，影響的層面，可能趨近於靠近台中跟彰化臨界地區，台中市已經透過我們七縣市平台，通報給彰化知道，讓他們能夠了解相關的一個火災情勢。」
台中市環保局表示，因為風向問題，濃煙並未吹向台中市區，目前已經通知彰化縣府留意空氣品質。台中火力發電廠的這起火警，目前仍在降溫處理，起火原因還需要進一步調查。