Gas leak explosions occur in Taiwan (4/12)

Water gushes out of pipes to avoid new explosions after gas leak 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)