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Deaths caused by Kaohsiung gas explosions increase to 31
2014/08/30 12:11:49
Taipei, Aug. 30 (CNA) A volunteer firefighter died Saturday of injuries sustained in the chemical gas explosions in Kaohsiung almost a month ago, bringing the number of fatalities in the incident to 31.
Tao Ting-chou, a volunteer firefighter for 16 years, died in a hospital shortly after midnight, family members and the hospital announced. He was 46.
Tao suffered burns and severe head and back injuries and had been in a coma since the explosions that occurred late July 31.
The explosions caused by an accumulation of inflammable chemical gas leaking from a illegal pipe in a box culvert killed 30 others and injured more than 300.
The blasts also ripped apart roads along several blocks of commercial and residential buildings in Cianjhen District and repairs are expected to last until December.
The authorities are still investigating why a section of petrochemical pipeline crosses paths with the culvert and who should be held responsible.
http://focustaiwan.tw/news/asoc/201408300005.aspx
Structure of the Lead：
WHO- A volunteer firefighter
WHEN- Aug. 30
WHAT-gas explosions
WHY-
WHERE-Kaohsiung
HOW-not given
Keywords：
1.explosion 爆炸
2. fatality 死亡
3.coma 昏迷
4.inflammable 易燃的
5. illegal 非法的
6. pipe 管
7. blasts 爆炸
8.authorities 當局
I used to think that every person is destined to die at a certain time, the god decide it. However, because of the event, I changed my mind. No one should died from this accident,die at this moment.Accident may happen any time, so we should value every minute we live.
回覆刪除I think this event is the most surprising disaster that I have ever memorized. I was actually frightened when I saw the news. There were several people hurt and buried under the ground. I hoped that Kaohsiung would become better soon.
回覆刪除so poor i hope kaohsiung would become better soon .
回覆刪除I think that the mayor of Kaohsiung is worth admiring. No one hope this event happened. But what she did and how she solved problem is great. I also sad about this event and hope it won't happened again.
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