Taiwan

Fire Breaks Out At Taiwanese Chemical Plant

Owners hit with heavy government fine.

More than 120 emergency personnel respond to scene.

Extinguishment took nearly 11 hours.

Blaze burned nearly four hours.

Nearly 2,000 workers evacuated.

Truck full of burning cylinders towed away from the building.

"Smoke tornado" rose from the gutted building.

Burning magnesium reacts violently with water.

Firefighters rescued a second worker trapped by flames.

Family of three barely escaped the flames.