![The suspected gas-explosion scene at Taichung's Shin Kong Mitsukoshi department store in Xitun District. CNA photo Feb. 13, 2025](https://imgcdn.cna.com.tw/Eng/WebEngPhotos/800/2025/20250213/1477x1108_10375699699.jpg)
Taichung, Feb. 13 (CNA) Several people were reported injured following a suspected gas explosion at a Shin Kong Mitsukoshi department store in Taichung's Xitun District, fire officials said Thursday.
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The Taichung Fire Bureau received a report of the blast at 11:33 a.m. and firefighters and ambulances were immediately dispatched to the scene, the bureau said.
![Several people are injured at the Shin Kong Mitsukoshi department store in Taichung's Xitun District. CNA photo Feb. 13, 2025](https://imgcdn.cna.com.tw/Eng/WebEngPhotos/800/2025/20250213/1706x960_033947408226.jpg)
![Taichung's Shin Kong Mitsukoshi department store in Xitun District. CNA photo Feb. 13, 2025](https://imgcdn.cna.com.tw/Eng/WebEngPhotos/800/2025/20250213/1477x1108_974824835576.jpg)
The number of casualties has yet to be confirmed, but several people have been reported injured.
Update
Feb. 13: One dead, 10 injured in explosion at Taichung department store
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