26 killed in Kaohsiung gas explosions26殺高雄瓦斯爆炸事故－愛薇塔樂學英文

26 killed in Kaohsiung gas explosions26殺高雄瓦斯爆炸事故

By Adam Tyrsett Kuo ,The China Post
August 2, 2014, 12:04 am TWN

TAIPEI, Taiwan -- A series of gas explosions between late Thursday night and early yesterday morning in Kaohsiung resulted in 26 deaths and at least 280 people injured.

The blasts were of such a magnitude that entire sections of streets were ripped apart; vehicles were turned upside down and some were even flung onto the tops of buildings. The areas affected by the blasts were measured at 2 to 3 square kilometers in Cianjhen District (前鎮區). Roughly 1,500 troops were dispatched to aid in relief efforts.

A total of eight emergency shelters were set up for 1,152 local residents, and as of 5 p.m., electricity, gas and water were still cut off for thousands of households.

Premier Jiang Yi-huah (江宜樺) was notified shortly after the blasts occurred, arriving at the Central Emergency Operation Center at approximately 2 a.m. The premier contacted Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Chu (陳菊) to learn more about the incident and to offer the central government's assistance. Accompanied by the premier and other top officials, President Ma Ying-jeou attended a briefing at the emergency center and conducted a videoconference with the mayor of Kaohsiung.

The premier said that he will issue an order to have national flags across the nation flown at half mast for three days starting from Aug. 5 to mourn the victims of the gas explosions in Kaohsiung and the recent Flight GE222 crash in Penghu.

Economics Minister Chang Chia-juch (張家祝), who was also at the emergency center, said that the accident is believed to have been caused ruptured pipes carrying propene. Afterward, the authorities were still trying to determine the exact cause of the leak and subsequent explosions.

Later in the day, the premier arrived in Kaohsiung to oversee relief efforts.

A large amount of white smoke was reportedly seen Thursday night at the light rail construction site in Cianjhen District (前鎮區). The fire department dispatched personnel to the site, and the area was cordoned off. Roughly a couple hours later, a series of fiery explosions ripped apart the streets as terrified residents ran to safety.

A firefighter told reporters that first he heard the explosions, then the ground bulged and collapsed to a depth equaling one story. The firefighter added that he when climbed to his feet, everyone in sight was injured.

By daybreak, the areas affected by the blasts were described as resembling a “war zone.”

LCY Chemical Corp.

Kaohsiung Environmental Protection Bureau Director Chen Chin-der (陳金德) identified the gas that caused the accident as propene, adding that it was leaked from pipelines supplying LCY Chemical Corp. (李長榮化工) with gas from the China General Terminal & Distribution Corporation (華運倉儲).

Chen said that the evidence will be handed over to prosecutors for further investigation.

LCY Chemical Corp., however, said that its pipes were 10 meters away from where the blasts occurred, and that its pipes are 4 inches wide as opposed to the 8-inch pipes that reportedly exploded.

The company said that it will cooperate fully with Kaohsiung in the ongoing investigation.

26殺高雄瓦斯爆炸事故

亞當Tyrsett國，在中國郵政
2014年8月2日，上午12時04分TWN

台北，台灣 - 週四晚間在高雄市昨天凌晨之間的系列燃氣爆炸造成26人死亡，至少280人受傷。

該爆炸事件是該街道的整個切片撕開這樣的數量級; 車輛被天翻地覆，有的人甚至甩到到建築物頂部。受爆炸的區域進行測量，在2至3平方公里，前鎮區（前鎮區）。大約1500部隊派出的救災工作提供幫助。

共有八名應急避難場所分別設立了1,152當地居民，並為下午5時，電力，燃氣及水仍然切斷了千家萬戶。

總理江依樺（江宜樺）被通報不久，爆炸發生後，抵達中央災害應變中心，大約凌晨2點的首要聯絡高雄市長陳菊（陳菊），以了解更多關於這一事件，並提供了中央政府的援助。由總理和其他高級官員的陪同下，總統馬英九出席了發布會，在急救中心，並進行了與高雄市市長電視電話會議。

總理說，他將下令讓國旗在整個飛行下半旗誌哀三天全國，從8月5日開始悼念瓦斯爆炸事故，在高雄和最近的航班GE222墜毀在澎湖的受害者。

經濟部長張珈juch（張家祝），誰也於急救中心表示，這起事故被認為是造成攜帶丙烯管道破裂。隨後，當局仍在試圖確定洩漏，隨後爆炸的確切原因。

當天晚些時候，總理抵達高雄，監督救援工作。

據報導，大量的白煙，看到週四晚上在輕軌施工現場前鎮區（前鎮區）。消防部門派出人員到現場，與該地區被封鎖。大約兩小時後，一系列火熱的爆炸撕裂了街頭嚇壞居民跑到安全。

一名消防員告訴記者，他第一次聽到了爆炸聲，然後是地面隆起和塌陷的深度等於1的故事。消防隊員說，當他爬到他的腳下，每個人都在視線受傷。