Gas blast blows up Tainan home, knocks over scooter rider outside
Gas blast blows up Tainan home, knocks over scooter rider outside
2025-12-16
A gas explosion rocked a calm neighborhood in Tainan on Monday night. The blast blew up a home, sending debris all over Wenhua Street in Xinying District, and knocking over a scooter rider that was passing by. Neighbors quickly rushed to the scene to help out. It is thought that the explosion was caused by a gas leak that ignited while a local man was cooking dinner. Officials estimate he’s sustained second-degree burns on almost half his body.
A scooter zips by. But then…
The home blows up. The metal awnings come down, and wooden boards are torn off. The motorist struggles to get up, as people rush from nearby homes and shops.
- It’s terrifying!
- I thought it was a quake. So scary.
- The car got blasted!
Neighbors called the police, and ventured inside the home with a fire extinguisher to pull out residents.
Voice of witness
Saw aftermath
He’s in shock. He doesn’t react when you ask questions, and he’s not talking.
Voice of neighbor
Heard explosion
I heard a boom! It was terrifying. I didn’t know what it was. It was so loud, like an earthquake.
A gas explosion wreaked havoc on Wenhua Street in Tainan at 8 on Monday evening. The scene looked like a bomb site. The windows of two cars were shattered, metal grates were blown open and signboards came crashing down. Fortunately a fire didn’t break out. The resident inside the home and motorcyclist were sent to hospital.
Chiu Kuo-chen
Fire fighter
There is the resident and a passerby. He’s suffered burns. From what we know, the resident was cooking when the explosion happened. We estimate he’s got second-degree burns on 49% of his body.
Fire fighters pulled two small gas canisters from the house, and it is thought a gas leak caused the blast. The male resident was alone at home. His wife and four children were at his father-in-law’s and only return home to sleep at night. His parents immediately rushed to the area after they found out about the explosion.
Mother
Mother of victim
He cooks by himself here. There’s a gas tank and a stove.
Officials continued the investigation on Tuesday morning.
Tu Chan-jung
Official
It was a gas explosion, but we can only confirm the cause after the site has been cleared.
Neighboring buildings were also affected by the blast. For now, they’ve made temporary repairs.
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鐵捲門炸開! 台南新營民宅氣爆 路過騎士慘遭波及
2025-12-16
台南市新營區文化街週一晚上發生民宅氣爆，爆炸瞬間正好有一輛機車騎過去，當場被擊倒。屋內只有男屋主一人，疑似煮東西不慎，導致全身49％二度灼傷，緊急送醫。由於爆炸威力不小，還波及到兩旁三、四戶民宅和兩輛轎車，滿地被震碎的玻璃、鐵片，火調人員上午勘驗現場，初步研判是氣體爆炸沒錯。
一輛機車騎過巷子，突然間。
民宅發生氣爆，屋子鐵皮、木板被炸開，路過的騎士當場被擊倒，非常痛苦的爬起來。隔壁正在營業的業者和民眾全都跑出來看。
"嚇死 我會嚇死"
"我以為地震欸 好可怕喔"
"這個車子遭殃了"
鄰居邊打電話報警，踢開鐵皮進入屋內，還有人拿滅火器來支援，將屋主從屋內帶出來。
[[聲源:屋主當時恍神了]]
“他人就是恍神了，他嚇到了，就是問他有沒有怎麼樣，他都沒有講話了。”
[[聲源:鄰居]]
“砰的一聲很大聲，很害怕，因為不知道什麼情況，很大聲啊，以為是地震的那種轟隆。”
台南市新營區文化街一間民宅15日晚間8點多突然發生氣爆，現場宛如被轟炸過一般，兩輛停在巷子內的轎車，玻璃全被震碎，兩旁民宅鐵門也被震開，招牌也掉落，還好沒有起火，警消獲報抵達，趕緊將屋主和騎士送醫。
[[台南消防第一大隊大隊長 邱國禎]]
“有一名住戶，還有一名路過的路人，有受到部分的灼傷。住戶，據我們了解，可能是在家裡烹煮食物，然後發生氣爆，我們初步評估，全身大概有49%的二度灼傷。”
消防人員從屋內拖出兩個小型的瓦斯桶，疑似因為瓦斯外洩而釀災。42歲的租客是獨自租屋在這裏，妻子和四個孩子都住在岳父家，屋主平常白天都在岳父家，晚上才回到租屋處睡覺，發生氣爆後，屋主父母也趕來了解情況。
[[屋主母親]]
“自己在這裡會煮，也有一桶瓦斯，也有一個瓦斯爐。”
火調人員上午重回現場，釐清原因。
[[台南市消防局火調科技正 凃展榮]]
“氣體爆炸，但是詳細情形，我們還是要現場整個清理完才能確定是。”
遭波及的兩戶鄰居現在也很頭痛，只能暫時先自己修理，再看看以後要怎麼處理。
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