Two Killed In Taiwan Gas Explosion

"); jQuery("#212 h3").html("

Related News Programmes

"); });

2018-04-02 HKT 15:43

Share this story

facebook

  • The victims were asleep when the blast occurred. Photo courtesy of New Taipei City Fire Bureau

    The victims were asleep when the blast occurred. Photo courtesy of New Taipei City Fire Bureau

A gas explosion in Taiwan has killed two people and injured five others.

The fire services said the incident happened in the early hours in an old residential building in the Sanchong district of New Taipei City.

Officials say an elderly woman was found lying in her kitchen with a gas cylinder that had be switched on.

Family members of the casualties said that they were sleeping during the explosion.

The Mayor of New Taipei City, Eric Chu visited the scene later in the morning and ordered authorities to carry out a thorough investigation.

He also offered his condolences to the victims and their families.

RECENT NEWS

XTransfer Partners With Bank SinoPac HK To Expand Cross-Border Payment Services

XTransfer has entered into a collaboration with Bank SinoPac, through its Hong Kong Branch, to expand international ope... Read more

Standard Chartered To Launch Bitcoin And Ethereum Custody Services By 2026

Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) participated in Hong Kong Fintech Week 2025 (HKFTW25) as a strategic partner, annou... Read more

HashKey And Kraken Form Partnership On Institutional Tokenised Assets

HashKey and Kraken have announced a strategic partnership to promote institutional adoption of tokenised assets. The co... Read more

Reap Expands Global HQ With New Office In Hong Kong

Reap, a global fintech company providing stablecoin-enabled financial infrastructure, has expanded its global headquart... Read more

HeyMax Debuts In Hong Kong, Partnering With Cathay To Drive Regional Growth

Loyalty and travel rewards platform HeyMax has made its first international launch in Hong Kong, partnering with Cath... Read more