Three government officials among those convicted for 2014 explosions that killed 32 and injured more than 300

South China Morning Post 
Date: 12 May, 2018
By: Agence France-Presse

Three government officials were among 12 people jailed on Friday over Taiwan’s worst ever gas explosions, which killed 32 and injured more than 300 four years ago.

The disaster in the southern city of Kaohsiung saw blasts rip through underground pipelines, sparking massive fires and leaving trenches running down the middle of some streets, with vehicles thrown onto the roofs of buildings.

Three former Kaohsiung city government officials were each sentenced to four years and 10 months for causing death and injury by professional negligence, the city’s District Court said in a statement.

The offence is punishable by a maximum five-year prison term.    [FULL  STORY]