A fire at a copper pipe factory in New Taipei killed one migrant worker, a grim reminder of the unsafe housing many foreign laborers live in.

• The blaze tore through a three-story metal building in Xinzhuang late Sunday night.
• The factory used the bottom two floors, while Thai workers slept in a dormitory on the top floor.
• Six workers were inside; five got out, and one body was found hours later during the search.
• It took 125 firefighters and dozens of trucks nearly two hours to put out the fire.

Outlook: Investigators are still looking for the cause, and factory dormitory safety is likely to face fresh scrutiny.