Taiwan gas blasts under roads in Kaohsiung kill at least 20, injured 270 people
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[QUOTE][B]A series of gas explosions in the southern Taiwanese city of Kaohsiung has killed 20 people and injured about 270, officials say.[/B]The exact cause of the gas leaks is not clear, but reports say the blasts were caused by ruptured pipelines.
Images from the scene show major fires, cars overturned and significant damage to roads and buildings.
Dozens of those injured by the blasts were taken to hospitals for treatment, Taiwan's fire agency said.
"The local fire department received calls of gas leaks late Thursday and then there was a series of blasts around midnight affecting an area of two to three sq km [one sq mile]," the National Fire Agency added in a statement.
Five firefighters are said to be among the dead.
People in the nearby area have been evacuated to schools, local officials say.
Despite firefighting efforts, fires were still out of control in two streets at 05:00 local time (21:00 GMT), five hours after the blasts, [URL="http://www.cna.com.tw/news/firstnews/201408015009-1.aspx"]local media[/URL]reported.
The multiple explosions were sparked by gas leaks in the sewage system of Kaohsiung's Cianjhen District, Premier Jiang Yi-huah said, [URL="http://focustaiwan.tw/news/asoc/201408010005.aspx"]according to Taiwanese news agency CNA[/URL].
Hundreds of soldiers, and firefighters from neighbouring Tainan City and Pingtung County, had been deployed to assist rescue efforts, Mr Jiang added.
People have been ordered to stay home from school and work in Kaohsiung's Cianjhen and Lingya districts on Friday, local media reported.
Kaohsiung mayor Chen Chu wrote on her [URL="https://zh-tw.facebook.com/kikuChen"]Facebook page (in Chinese)[/URL]: "Rescue efforts are still underway," and she urged everyone to "follow the instructions of rescue teams at the scene, and avoid standing around and watching".
"The local government has already requested [gas suppliers] CPC and Hsin Kao Gas cut off the gas supply," she added, urging residents to stay calm.
The local government has set up an emergency response centre.
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Fucking hell, my grandma was in this area.
[editline]1st August 2014[/editline]
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That's fucking terrifying, I can't even imagine being in that car. I would have lost my shit.
Some scary shit.
[QUOTE=EagleEye;45558334]That's fucking terrifying, I can't even imagine being in that car. I would have lost my shit.[/QUOTE]
Just driving along. Suddenly the manhole in front of you bursts into flame.
Fucking right out of a movie.
Very freaky looking imagery.
Sucks.
Damn it Aiden.
I'm Taiwanese, all of my relatives/extended family live in Taiwan but thankfully they're all in Taichung and Taipei. I have been to Kaohsiung several times though. Scary thought that this could happen at any time.
first britain, now taiwan?
Taiwan's on fire, Scandinavia is going through a heat wave, Russia invading Ukraine, and Israel bombing civilians and Hamas in Gaza.
What's up with this year? Everything's gone to hell.
[QUOTE=nikomo;45559178]Taiwan's on fire, Scandinavia is going through a heat wave, Russia invading Ukraine, and Israel bombing civilians and Hamas in Gaza.
What's up with this year? Everything's gone to hell.[/QUOTE]
Don't forget about ISIS
or the flooding in the balkans
[QUOTE=wewt!;45559730]Don't forget about ISIS
or the flooding in the balkans[/QUOTE]
Chubby Checker, Psycho. Belgians in the congo.
We didn't start the fire.
[QUOTE=TerrorShield;45558745]I'm Taiwanese, all of my relatives/extended family live in Taiwan but thankfully they're all in Taichung and Taipei. I have been to Kaohsiung several times though. Scary thought that this could happen at any time.[/QUOTE]
Scarier knowing that this could happen when they're riding on mopeds.
I've got to admit, as terrifying as that would be there was something really cool about that first set of explosions in the video.
[QUOTE=EagleEye;45558334]That's fucking terrifying, I can't even imagine being in that car. I would have lost my shit.[/QUOTE]
Wait, in which car?
In the first video nothing too terrifying happened.. to them. They saw some flames, and heard some gas blasting.
[QUOTE=nikomo;45559178]Taiwan's on fire, Scandinavia is going through a heat wave, Russia invading Ukraine, and Israel bombing civilians and Hamas in Gaza.
What's up with this year? Everything's gone to hell.[/QUOTE]
100 years ago ww1 started.
Holy shit look at those flames reflecting in the window.
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[QUOTE=EagleEye;45558334]That's fucking terrifying, I can't even imagine being in that car. I would have lost my shit.[/QUOTE]
Fuck that. Imagine being the guy in the moving moped.
[QUOTE=GoldenDargon;45558673]Damn it Aiden.[/QUOTE]
take a break from posting for a while
Number of deaths increased to 25
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Some scary shit
this is crazy
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