Taiwan Department Store Gas Explosion Kills At least 5 People...I thought it was an earthquake
Feb 13, 2025
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According to foreign media such as Singtao Daily, a gas explosion of unknown cause occurred on the 12th floor of Mitsukoshi Department Store in Singwang, Taichung at around 11:20 a.m.
It is said that the explosion was so powerful that people flew out of the window. Some customers were trapped in elevators.
A citizen who was watching a movie in the theater on the 13th floor said, "I felt the floor shaking and thought it was an earthquake"The ceiling collapsed in an instant and thick smoke was everywhere, but at first I thought it was a special effect of the movie."."
A citizen on the crosswalk outside the building said "With a loud explosion, a piece of glass rained down."
The accident is said to have first started at a food court under renovation.
Authorities suspect that they touched the gas pipeline during the construction, but the exact cause is still under investigation.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
