Hong Kong model-actress Samantha Ko was worried about her brother who was on tour with his friends in Taiwan when the Kaohsiung gas explosion happened. The actress related that during the event, she couldn't reach her brother and couldn't find him either.

The recent tragedy caused by a gas explosion in Taiwan destroyed four streets and caused 26 people to die with 300 more injured.

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The 27-year old actress has treated her brother and some of his friends to a vacation to Taiwan after his graduation. Following his arrival to the country, the gas explosion happened which made Samantha Ko very worried especially since she couldn't locate him.

The actress said that she has given her brother social network adapters in order for him to be contacted easily, but during that time, she couldn't even contact him and her brother was not responding to any of her messages.

Samantha Ko reportedly suffered from insomnia from too much anxiety over her younger brother. After some time, Samantha's brother answered her and told her that he and his friends were all safe and that the hotel he was staying at was quite far from the explosion site.

The 'Outbound Love' star then told her brother to change his travelling itinerary for the meantime.

On the other hand, it was also reported that some stars were present in Taiwan during the explosion. Singer Jay Chou was spotted shopping near the area with his fiancée Hannah Quinlivan at an earlier time before the incident.

Actress Ruby Lin was also said to have been filming a new project in Kaohsiung. She missed the explosion fortunately.

Eddie Peng, who was also filming in the same location as the explosion, expressed his sympathy for those who have perished during the incident. He has also hoped that his friends from Kaohsiung were fine.

Kenji Wu, who is a native of Kaohsiung, immediately called his parents who lived there after hearing of the news. He later turned to his social networking account, encouraging the people who were affected during the tragedy.

TagsSamantha Ko, Taiwan gas explosion, Eddie Peng, Ruby Lin, Kenji Wu, Jay Chou, Hannah Quinlivan