A suspected gas explosion at a department store in Taiwan's central city of Taichung killed at least four people and injured 26 on Thursday, among them tourists from the gambling hub of Macau, fire officials said.

A gas explosion at a shopping mall in Taiwan on Thursday killed at least five people and injured several others, according to authorities.

A Taiwan shopping mall explosion in Taichung Thursday killed at least five people and injured 26. The gas explosion happened on the 12th floor of the mall, damaging the Shin Kong Mitsukoshi department store.