(CNN) -- A downtown district of the southern
Taiwanese city of Kaohsiung was ripped apart just before midnight
Thursday by a series of explosions that killed at least 26 people and
injured hundreds more, state news agency CNA reported.
The blasts, which were
triggered by underground gas leaks, tore trenches through main roads,
overturned cars and trucks, and sent flames leaping into the air in the
city's Cianjhen district.
Witnesses said they saw
vehicles flung into the air by the force of the explosions; one car was
found on the roof of a three-story building. Read More
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