Suspected gas blast at Taiwan mall kills four, injures 26

View of a damaged building following a gas explosion at Taichung shopping mall in Taichung, Taiwan, February 13, 2025, in this screen grab obtained from a video. CTI via REUTERS TV.

TAIPEI (Reuters) -A suspected gas explosion at a department store in Taiwan's central city of Taichung killed at least four people and injured 26 on Thursday, among them tourists from the gambling hub of Macau, fire officials said.

The blast on the building's 12th storey, where construction work was taking place, caused damage from the ninth floor upwards, the fire department said in a statement.