JAKARTA - A gas explosion at a department store / supermarket in the city of Taichung, Taiwan, killed four people and injured 26 people on Thursday.

The victims included tourists from the Macau gambling center, firefighters said.

The explosion in the 12th floor building, where construction work is underway, caused damage from the ninth floor to the top.

Two people were killed and five others injured were tourists from Macau.

Reported by Reuters on Thursday, February 13, Taichung's Food court department store Shin Kongmenium on the 12th floor was closed at the time due to building work.

One of the injured victims is in intensive care at the hospital.

Writing on his Facebook page, Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te ordered a quick investigation into the cause of the explosion.


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