Death toll climbs to 24 in Taiwan gas explosions

Source: Xinhua | August 1, 2014, Friday |

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THE death toll in gas leak explosions that hit Kaohsiung City in Taiwan on Thursday has risen to 24, latest data from the island's firefighting authority showed.

As of 9 a.m. Friday local time, 271 others were injured, according to the data.

The number of casualties could continue to rise as the explosions caused a road surface to collapse and people might have fallen into the hollows.

The island's firefighting authority said gas leaks were reported in the city's Cianjhen District at around 8:46 p.m. Thursday, leading to multiple explosions that affected an area as large as three square kilometers.

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