Tainan City to offer legal help to blast victims

SEVERE DAMAGE: The fire and explosion affected 68 households and damaged 22 vehicles, and left several with minor injuries, the Tainan City Government said The Tainan City Government yesterday said it plans to help residents affected by a fire and explosion at a waste storage site seek compensation through a collective lawsuit, after the company suspected of storing the waste was found to have vacated its registered address.Tainan Deputy Mayor Chao Ching-hui (趙卿惠) said the city government checked the company’s registered address and found that its lease had expired and that the site was now occupied by a hair salon.Authorities are trying to locate the company’s owner, whose whereabouts remain unknown, she said. Soldiers help Tainan residents whose homes were affected by Saturday’s explosio