Cement Rubble

The 12,000 people who fled in fear of more gas pipeline explosions in Taiwan's second-largest city returned to their homes on Friday after authorities said there was no more risk of blasts like the series that ripped apart streets overnight, killing 26 people and injuring 267.

The 12,000 people who fled in fear of more gas pipeline explosions in Taiwan's second-largest city returned to their homes on Friday after authorities said there was no more risk of blasts like the series that ripped apart streets overnight, killing 26 people and injuring 267.