One person missing as nine killed in golf ball factory fire in Taiwan

The factory fire at golf ball manufacturer Launch Technologies Co. in the southern county of Pingtung in Taiwan on Friday, Sept. 22, 2023 (Pingtung County Government/AP)

One person remains missing after a fire ripped through a golf ball factory in Pingtung County, Taiwan, authorities have said.

The death toll from the blaze in Pingtung County has been reduced from 10 to nine, including four firefighters, after forensic analysis revealed some bones were not human.