According to Taiwan's "Dongsen News Cloud", Taiwan's lantern festivals are in constant condition this year. First, the lantern king in the Hu tail light district was burned down on the afternoon of the 12th due to an accidental power transmission test. Immediately at 7 o'clock in the evening, people stepped on the Lantern platform, resulting in a collapse accident. Fortunately, no one was injured in the two accidents. The Yunlin County Government also promised to strengthen on-site safety maintenance. At the same time, it was called on the public to abide by the movement lines and rules while enjoying the lanterns.
The burned lamp king of tiger tail light area "Xianglong Shengrui" is the champion of the college social group in the lantern competition. It was produced by Ye Shenglong and Ye Tianen. Unexpectedly, when the staff conducted the power transmission test at 4 pm on the 12th, the static effect caused by dry and cold weather, causing the work to leak and catch fire. It even affected the light king of the agency group produced by Taichung Prison, "The Heavenly Girl Fairy Music Journey Spreads Auspicious Phoenix Spreads its wings and soars into the sky", and the flames suddenly soar into the sky.
Light King caught fire, surrounding security guards and staff immediately surrounded the cordons to evacuate nearby people, and used fire extinguishers to extinguish the fire within 2 minutes, so no injuries to people and tourists. Afterwards, the author Ye Shenglong had no choice but to mock himself on Facebook, "The flying dragon is in the sky, it really flew for me!!!", and the county government also promised to inspect the light teams in the entire district in the future to prevent similar situations from happening again. In fact, during the test on the evening of the 9th, the Huwei main light area also had an error wiring, which caused the fire to occur, and the staff extinguished the fire in real time, so that no casualties were caused, and even the lanterns were damaged. Now, given the previous two experiences, the county government has asked the on-site personnel to be alert and prepare sufficient fire extinguishers and equipment in the light area, and send fire trucks to stand by to prevent emergencies.
2017 Taiwan Lantern Festival is divided into two major lantern areas: Huwei and Beigang, which is the largest lantern festival in Taiwan. (Photo/photo by reporter Lai Wenxuan)
After nearly 4 hours, an accident occurred in the tiger tail light area at around 7 o'clock in the evening, but this time it was not a fire alarm, but an accident of the platform collapse. After verification by the lantern club staff, it was found that more than 10 people stepped on the 20-meter-long platform of the competition light area in order to compete for the 8-meter-high giant doll lanterns in the " puppet show Spring and Autumn Lanterns" area, which caused the platform to collapse instantly. Fortunately, the platform was only 1 meter high, so no injuries were caused.
County Government stated that before the lantern platform is opened, professional structural technicians were asked to calculate and visa to determine that the platform can carry 80 kilograms per square meter, so there is no problem with the structure. It is mainly because the people trampled, which causes the platform to collapse. It is expected that one hour will be spent on repair after the lights are turned off at 10 o'clock that night, and will be exhibited as usual on the 13th. People who appreciate the lanterns are urged to abide by the movement lines and rules to avoid danger.
