Location: The incident happened in the early hours of Friday in Kaohsiung city, which is located in the south of Taiwan
대만 제2의 도시 가오슝(高雄) 도심에서 1일 0시(현지시간)께 연쇄 가스폭발 사고가 나
최소 24명이 숨지고, 290여 명이 부상했다.
현지 뉴스전문 채널 TVBS 등에 따르면 이날 사고는 가오슝시 첸전(前鎭)구에 있는 지하
석유화학 물질 공급관에서 누출 사고가 나 인근 하수도 통로 등으로 가스가 퍼지면서
연쇄 폭발이 발생한 것으로 전해졌다.(연합뉴스)
Massive explosion caused by 'gas leak in sewage system' kills 15 and injures hundreds as it rips through city in Taiwan
Multiple explosions heard early on Friday in Kaohsiung city, Taiwan, after reported leaks in the sewage system Witnesses say the gas leaks started at 9pm, forming white fog, before fire could be seen and explosions heard Photos from scene showed overturned cars and destroyed roads while some observers saw bodies on streets Husband whose wife and son are in Taiwan tells MailOnline there is concern that more explosions may happen
By Mark Duell At least 15 people have died and almost 230 injured after a huge explosion in Taiwan caused by a suspected gas leak. Multiple explosions happened early on Friday in Kaohsiung city in the south of the island after reported leaks in the sewage system. Witnesses said the gas leaks started at about 9pm, forming white fog, before fire could be seen and explosions heard on several streets. Scroll down for video
Fire: A blast rips through the city of Kaohsiung in southern Taiwan. The explosion, that is believed to have been caused by a gas leak, has killed at least five people
Shocking damage: People take pictures of a crater caused by a blast in the city of Kaohsiung in Taiwan early on Friday
Blaze: Multiple explosions happened early on Friday in Kaohsiung city in Taiwan after reported leaks in the sewage system
Massive leakage: Flames from an explosion from an underground gas leak in the streets of Kaohsiung, Taiwan, early Friday
Ripped off: Photographs from the scene showed overturned cars and destroyed roads, while some observers saw bodies on the streets
Help: Residents carry a wounded person following the blast. Witnesses said the gas leaks started at about 9pm, forming white fog, before fire could be seen
Photographs from the scene showed overturned cars and destroyed roads, while some observers saw bodies on the streets. Taiwan's National Fire Agency said 15 people were killed and 228 were injured. It added that five firefighters were among the dead.
Paul Bensilum told MailOnline tonight that his wife Hui-Mei, 43, and six-year-old son Peter both heard the blast despite living 10 minutes away by road.
The 42-year-old from Basingstoke, Hampshire, said: ‘It was really unexpected, and they still don't seem too clear on what the cause is.
‘There seems to be a mixture of official and unofficial words around that something similar may happen again.
Disaster zone: The body of a victim killed in the gas explosion from an underground leak is carried from the rubble in a main street in Kaohsiung
Carried: A massive gas leakage caused five explosions that killed 15 people and injured more than 200 in the southern Taiwan port city of Kaohsiung
Taken away: A local report said that before the explosion, smoke with a 'gas-like smell' was seen coming out of drains in the streets
Emergency response: Rescue workers inspect the body of a victim following a blast in the city of Kaohsiung. More than 220 people were injured in the explosion
