Taiwan department store gas blast leaves 4 dead, 29 injured

A gas explosion occurred Thursday morning at a department store in central Taiwan that was undergoing renovation, leaving four people dead and 29 others injured, local authorities said.The explosion happened on the 12th floor of the 14-story Shin Kong Mitsukoshi outlet in Taichung. Among the casualties, two of the dead and five of the injured were visitors from Macao, they said.The two others killed in the blast were a female department store employee and a worker engaged in the renovation. About 200 people were evacuated from the building.Four people were apparently blown out of the window…READ FULL ARTICLE