According to Taiwanese media reports, an air explosion occurred in Sanxia District, New Taipei City, Taiwan this afternoon. An explosion occurred on the third floor of a 6-story building, No. 14 Lane 319 Datong Road. The scene was devastated and the iron windows exploded directly. Local residents said that they suddenly "bounced" loudly and found that it was an explosion. They were so scared that they called the police quickly. The police and firefighters arrived at 3:44 pm this afternoon. There was no fire at the scene. Five injured people were sent to the hospital, two men and three women, respectively, and they were not in danger of life. The detailed situation needs to be further clarified.
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A gas explosion occurred in a community in Lane 319, Datong Road, Sanxia District, New Taipei City at nearly 4 p.m. This afternoon, causing glass breaks for many residents and injured many people. Fire Department said that a total of 5 people in the explosion house and affected neighbors were sent to the hospital. Police will investigate and clarify the cause of the explosion.
The Fire Department of the New Taipei City Government stated that at 3:44 pm, it was reported that an air explosion occurred in a 6th floor residential building on Lane 319, Datong Road, Sanxia District, causing the glass of the surrounding building to break. When the fire truck arrived, there was no fire smoke at the scene.
The fire department pointed out that the site was a cement building on the 6th floor, and the gas explosion was located on the 3rd floor residents; after the gas explosion occurred, it affected the building opposite the residence. The air-tight window at the air explosion point was blown to the atrium garden, and the glass of the residents opposite was also shattered, and many residents were cut by the glass.
According to the on-site photos provided by the fire department, the items that were blown up and flew into the atrium of the community were scattered all over the ground, and the window frames of the stairwells were shattered and scattered outwards or hung in the air; several boarding suitcases in the houses were shaken from the upper floor to the atrium garden, showing the explosive power.
The Three Gorges Police Branch stated that 3 women and 2 men were injured and sent to the hospital, most of which were limb abrasions, glass cuts, and awakening. They were sent to the Three Gorges Enzhu Hospital, New Taipei City Tucheng Hospital, and Banqiao Yadong Memorial Hospital respectively. The person who was sent to the hospital at the location of the air explosion was a man in his 20s. He was severely burned and scalded. The other four were affected neighbors. The cause will be further investigated and clarified.
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