A fire broke out at a recycling and sorting facility outside Taiwan's Third Nuclear Power Plant and was quickly extinguished with no injuries or radiation risk.

• The fire started midmorning at a resource recycling and sorting yard on the outer edge of the plant, not inside the reactor area.
• The plant's own fire team responded immediately and local firefighters from Hengchun helped put it out.
• No one was hurt, and the reactor units and related equipment were far enough away that they were not affected.
• Taiwan Power Company says there is no radiation leak and no threat to nuclear safety.
• Authorities have been notified as required, and officials will now investigate the cause and tally property damage.

Outlook: Fire crews will keep watching the site to make sure it doesn't reignite, while a cause investigation and damage assessment get underway.