2014 Kaohsiung gas explosionsAftermath of the explosion at a road in Kaohsiung |
| Date | 31 July 2014 (2014-07-31) |
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| Time | Initial reported gas leak: 20:46 (UTC+8)
First explosion: 23:57 (UTC+8) |
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| Location | Kaohsiung, Taiwan |
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| Coordinates | 22°36′39″N 120°19′8″E / 22.61083°N 120.31889°E / 22.61083; 120.31889 |
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| Cause | Gas leak |
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| Participants |
- Fire Bureau, Kaohsiung City Government
- Fire Bureau, Tainan City Government
- Fire Bureau, Pingtung County Government
- Fire Bureau, Taitung County Government
- Fire Bureau, Chiayi County Government
- Fire Bureau, Chiayi City Government
- Fire Bureau, New Taipei City Government
- Special Search and Rescue Team, Fire Bureau, Taipei City Government
- Special Search and Rescue Team, Fire Bureau, Taoyuan County Government
- Special Search and Rescue Team, Fire Bureau, Taichung City Government
- Republic of China Marine Corps 99th Brigade
- Republic of China Marine Corps Air Defense Group
- Republic of China Army 8th Corps Command
- Republic of China Army Infantry Training Center
- Republic of China Army 39th Chemical Group
- Republic of China Army 54th Combat Engineer Group
- Republic of China Military Police 204th Garrison
- National Airborne Service Corps, Ministry of the Interior
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| Deaths | 32 |
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| Non-fatal injuries | 321 |
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On 31 July 2014, a series of gas explosions occurred in the Cianjhen and Lingya districts of Kaohsiung, Taiwan, following reports of gas leaks earlier that night. Thirty-two people were killed and 321 people were injured.