A gas explosion at a shopping mall in Taiwan on Thursday killed at least five people and injured several others, according to authorities.

In what appears to be a construction-related accident, an explosion at a mall in Taiwan killed four people an injured dozens including tourist, local officials reported Thursday. The cause of the blast which took place in Taichung,

Four people have been killed and 26 injured following a gas explosion at a Taiwanese department store. Dozens of firefighters attended the scene after the blast occurred at the food court on the 12th floor of the Shin Kong Mitsukoshi department store in Taichung city at about 11.