Gas leak explosions occur in Taiwan (6/12)

A road is destroyed after gas leak explosions in Kaohsiung, southeast China's Taiwan, Aug. 1, 2014. The local fire-fighting authority said gas leaks were reported in the city's Cianjhen district at around 8:46 p.m. Thursday, leading to multiple explosions that affected an area as large as three square kilometers. Death toll from the gas leak explosions has climbed to 20, meanwhile, 270 others were injured, latest data from the island's firefighting authority showed. (Xinhua)