Taiwan gas blasts in Kaohsiung
A series of
gas explosions in the southern Taiwanese city of Kaohsiung
The blasts rocked the
city's Cianjhen district, scattering cars and blowing deeptrenches in roads.
The exact cause of the
gas leaks is not clear, but reports say the blasts were caused by ruptured pipelines.
Images of the scene
showed major fires, upturned vehicles, bodies covered in debris and streets
split in two.
The explosions happened
late on Thursday night, with witnesses reporting huge fireballs soaring into
the air. Taiwan
"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 said in a statement.
"I saw lots of cars
and motorcycles with engines all over on the road, and doctors checking if
bodies were dead or alive," eyewitness Chen Guan-yuan, who was at the
scene shortly after the blast, told the BBC.
"Because the
explosion range is so far so it's really difficult to handle this situation
immediately," Mr Chen said, adding that the blasts "caused a
long-range hole, like a huge cave".
Structure
of the Lead：
WHO-25 people, 267 others
WHEN-not given
WHAT- gas explosions
WHY-not given
WHERE- Kaohsiung
HOW- killed, injured
Keywords：
1. gas : 汽油
2. explosion : 爆炸
3. kill : 殺
4. injure : 傷害
5. cause : 起因
6. pipeline : 管線
7. vehicle : 汽車
8. cover : 覆蓋
9. spilt : 分裂
10. blast : 爆炸
I used to think that every person is destined to die at a certain time, the god decide it. However, because of the event, I changed my mind. No one should died from this accident,die at this moment.Accident may happen any time, so we should value every minute we live.
回覆刪除I'm so sad to hear this thing. Hoping that authorities concerned can help victims to recover from this thing.
回覆刪除so sad of it...............god bless
回覆刪除I really sorry about it. I hope government can help them rebuilt their house and family. I also hope they can walk out of their sadness.
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