Photos: Massive explosions caused by gas leak kills 22 in Taiwan

[caption id=“attachment_1646317” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] Wreckage of vehicles are seen amongst debris after an explosion in Kaohsiung, southern Taiwan. An explosion caused by a gas leak in the southern Taiwanese city Kaohsiung killed 15 and injured another 243. Reuters image[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_1646319” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] A person is seen lying on the ground after the explosion casued by a gas leak in Kaohsiung, southern Taiwan. Reuters image[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_1646321” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] Wreckage of a damaged car is seen on the site where the explosion took place. Reuters image[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_1646323” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] Covered bodies lie  near the site of the explosion as emergency services personel continue hunting for more in the debris. Reuters Image[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_1646329” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] A rooftop view shows the road that caved in after the explosion in southern Taiwan. Reuters image[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_1646331” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] Locals examine the wreckage and the caved in road after the explosion in Southern Taiwan. Reuters Image[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_1646335” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] Rescue personnel survey the wreckage after the gas explosion in southern Taiwan which killed 22 people and injured 270 and sent flames shooting 15 storeys into the air. Reuters Image[/caption]