Department store blast in Taiwan

Part of an exterior wall is seen ripped off on Feb. 13, 2025, at the Shin Kong Mitsukoshi department store in Taichung, Taiwan, where an explosion occurred due to a gas leak earlier in the day, leaving at least four people dead and over 20 others injured.

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