Death toll climbs to 35 in Taiwan gas explosions, 267 injured

Source: Shanghai Daily | 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 35 with 267 others injured, People's Daily reported this afternoon.

More than 7,500 families suffered a blackout. Eight shelters have been set up and so far have catered to 1,110 affected residents, the report said.

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, it's reported earlier.

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.

Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Chu said that the incident was the worst of its kind in the recent decade.

Taiwan leader Ma Ying-jeou has urged relevant authorities to help the rescue, according to his office spokeswoman MaWei-kuo.

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