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Watch: Deadly department store explosion caught on dashcam

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Published  February 14, 2025 5:25pm CST
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Deadly department store explosion caught on dashcam

A suspected gas explosion occurred at a department store in Taichung City, Taiwan. (Credit: @hanna0206 via Storyful)

The Brief

    • Four people were killed, and 20 others were injured in a department store explosion in Taiwan.
    • Footage of the incident was captured by a car dashcam.
    • The cause of the explosion is under investigation.

A suspected gas explosion at a department store left at least four people killed and 20 others injured in Taichung City, Taiwan. 

Taiwan’s state news agency reported that the deadly incident occurred on Feb. 13.

Video footage from a car dashcam captured the moment the gas explosion occurred in the Shin Kong Mitsukoshi department store.

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Storyful, a social news platform, obtained the footage, noting that Taiwan President Lai Ching-te called for a speedy investigation into the cause of the explosion. 

Wu Xinyang, the general manager of Shin Kong Mitsukoshi, arrived at the scene of the accident and told the China Times that he was shocked and saddened by what happened.

The Source

  • Information for this story was provided by Storyful, which received footage of the incident and cited comments from Taiwan’s president and the store's general manager.  This story was reported from Washington, D.C. 

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