Premier Tang Fei later offered to resign to take responsibility for the fiasco, but President Chen Shui-bian refused his resignation, citing a need for political stability. The resignation of Vice Premier Yu Shyi-kun, however, has been approved, and so far 13 other officials have been reprimanded.
事發後，為負起政治責任，唐飛院長一度請辭，陳水扁總統以穩定政局為由加以挽留，身兼災害防救委員會主委的副院長游錫則獲准辭職，十三位相關人員遭記過懲處。