Fire authorities in Taiwan say a gas explosion at a department store killed four people and left eight others hospitalized, fire authorities said. The blast occurred at the food court on the 12th floor of the Shin Kong Mitsukoshi department store in Taichung city on Thursday morning. Two of the dead were tourists visiting from Macau. Among the eight who were hospitalized, one had no vital signs, the Taichung Fire Bureau said. Dozens of firefighters were deployed to the scene at about 11:30 a.m. Parts of the building’s exterior were damaged and scattered fragments were strewn on the streets.
