20171109 7 injured after hotpot gas explosion in Taiwan restaurant
China Nov 10 2017 “Stores”
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7 injured after hotpot gas explosion in Taiwan restaurant
Updated: 2017-11-10 22:30
TAIWAN: Seven people, including a three-year-old girl, were injured after a gas leak caused an explosion at a hotpot restaurant in Taiwan’s Changhua County on Thursday (Nov 9).
CCTV footage shows a staff of Bu Lao Guo Hotpot restaurant struggling to change the gas cylinder for a tabletop gas burner.
Several customers noticed the smell of leaking gas and quickly stood up to move away from their tables.
A family sitting at the table next to it were seen inching away anxiously as well – they were trapped between the wall and the source of the gas leak.
Seconds later, the gas erupted into flames.
According to Liberty Times Net, a man was seen grabbing his daughter and leaping over the back of the seat to escape.
Web Source: Channel News Asia
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