2025 Taichung Shin Kong Mitsukoshi gas explosion
Shin Kong Mitsukoshi after the explosion | |
| Native name | 台中新光三越氣爆 |
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| Date | 13 February 2025 |
| Time | 11:33 a.m. (TST) |
| Location | Xitun District, Taichung, Taiwan |
| Coordinates | 24°09′55″N 120°38′37″E / 24.1653°N 120.6436°E |
| Deaths | 5 |
| Non-fatal injuries | 38 |
On 13 February 2025, a gas explosion occurred at the Shin Kong Mitsukoshi department store in the Xitun District of Taichung, Taiwan. Five people were killed, including three tourists from Macau who were struck by debris, and 38 were injured, making it the deadliest incident in the history of Taiwanese department stores.