Explosion at department store in Taiwan kills four people and injures 26
The blast occurred at the food court on the 12th floor of the Shin Kong Mitsukoshi department store in Taichung city.
A gas explosion at a department store in Taiwan killed four people and injured 26, fire authorities said.
The blast occurred at the food court on the 12th floor of the Shin Kong Mitsukoshi department store in Taichung city, the Taichung Fire Bureau said.
Among the dead were two people visiting from Macau, while a third was severely injured, Macao’s tourism office confirmed on Thursday.
Dozens of firefighters were deployed to the scene at about 11.30am.
Parts of the building’s exterior were damaged and scattered fragments were strewn on the streets.
She said the fire bureau would focus on a rescue operation first, but an investigation was also under way and officers were checking whether there were other sources of danger.
Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te said he had asked all relevant government agencies to investigate the cause of the accident.
