Kaohsiung mayor subpoenaed for fatal gas blasts

The Kaohsiung District Prosecutors Office has issued a formal subpoena to summon Kaohisung Mayor Chen Chu for interrogation on Sept. 26 for alleged dereliction of duty that resulted in the loss of lives in a series of gas explosions in the city on July 31, the city government said in a statement issued Monday.

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