Suspected gas explosion kills four at Taiwan department store


The explosion took place on the 12th floor of the Shin Kong Mitsukoshi mall in the morning of Feb 13, 2025. - Photo: Li Zhongyu/Facebook

TAICHUNG, (Taiwan): A suspected gas explosion in a Taiwan department store killed four people and left another "without vital signs", authorities said Thursday (Feb 13), with videos showing large pieces of debris raining on the street.

Another 24 people were injured and a search was underway for survivors of the blast in the food court on the 12th floor of the Shin Kong Mitsukoshi department store in the city of Taichung, the National Fire Agency said.

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