A series of gas explosions in the southern Taiwanese city of Kaohsiung has killed 25 people and injured 267 others on the evening of July 31st 2014. The explosion appears to have occurred along the full length of some sections of pipe running under the streets of Kaohsiung, causing almost the entire street to be blown into the air. No official cause has as yet been determined, although it is highly likely that movement of the ground beneath the pipeline caused it to rupture and some ignition source, possibly piezoelectric in nature.

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