TAIPEI, July 8, 2016 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers transfer an injured person after an explosion of a commuter train in Taipei, southeast China's Taiwan, July 7, 2016. About 20 people were injured when a section of a commuter train moving nearby Songshan Railway Station exploded on Thursday night. (Xinhua)
TAIPEI, July 7 (Xinhua) -- About 20 passengers were injured after an explosion hit a train in Taipei on Thursday night, said the island's railway authority.
The blast happened at about 10 p.m. as the train reached Songshan station. Fire fighters put out the following fire within several minutes.
The cause of the blast is not immediately known.