震驚 zhèn jīng - shocked, astonished

新光三越 xīn guāng sān yuè - Shin Kong Mitsukoshi (a department store chain in Taiwan)

氣爆 qì bào - gas explosion

事故 shì gù - accident, incident

冒出 mào chū - to emerge, to come out (e.g., smoke, fire)

濃煙 nóng yān - thick smoke

場景 chǎng jǐng - scene, setting

災難片 zāi nàn piàn - disaster movie

威力 wēi lì - power, force

竄出 cuàn chū - to rush out, to burst out

散落 sàn luò - to scatter, to be spread out

瓦礫 wǎ lì - rubble, debris

碎片 suì piàn - fragments, broken pieces

受困 shòu kùn - trapped

電梯 diàn tī - elevator

死亡 sǐ wáng - death

輕重傷者 qīng zhòng shāng zhě - injured persons (both minor and severe injuries)

調查 diào chá - investigation, to investigate

電風扇 diàn fēng shàn - electric fan

火花 huǒ huā - spark

引燃 yǐn rán - to ignite

洩漏 xiè lòu - to leak

瓦斯 wǎ sī - gas (used for cooking or heating)

開關 kāi guān - switch, valve

故障 gù zhàng - malfunction, failure

軟管 ruǎn guǎn - hose, flexible tube

破裂 pò liè - to crack, to rupture

桶裝瓦斯 tǒng zhuāng wǎ sī - bottled gas, liquefied gas in cylinders

封閉 fēng bì - enclosed, sealed

夷平 yí píng - to level (a building or structure)

瓦斯表 wǎ sī biǎo - gas meter

確實 què shí - indeed, truly, correctly

通風 tōng fēng - ventilation, air circulation

良好 liáng hǎo - good, favorable

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