Hundreds injured in Taiwan water park blast 'hell'
Taipei- Witnesses described the scene at a
Taiwan water park as "hell" after a ball of fire ripped through a
crowd, with authorities putting the injured at nearly 500 on Sunday, more than
200 of them seriously hurt.
Horrifying amateur video footage showed
crowds of young revelers dancing in front of a stage and cheering as clouds of
green and yellow powder covered them at the "color party" Saturday night.
But their joy turned to terror when the
powder suddenly erupted into flames engulfing the partygoers in an inferno as
they ran screaming for their lives.
Some were dressed only in swimwear and
images from the scene show many with severe burns being tended by those who
escaped.
The injury toll from the blast sharply rose
Sunday morning as officials began to track down victims who had taken
themselves to the hospital or had been ferried there by others.
One male student who sustained minor
injuries described the scene as "hell".
The injury toll from the blast sharply rose
Sunday morning as officials began to track down victims who had taken
themselves to the hospital or had been ferried there by others. Public Health
Department said 498 people had been injured.
The
reason why the burns were so severe was that in addition to burns to the skin,
there were also injuries caused by burns to the respiratory organs from the
large amount of color powder inhaled , about this explosion and fire... was
caused by the powder spray. It could have been due to the heat of the lights on
the stage.
Deputy fire chief Chen Chung-yueh said
Sunday the blast may have been caused by "sparks from machinery or
lighting equipment".
Five people including event manager Lu
Chung-chi were detained by police.
They are being questioned by prosecutors on
charges of offences against public safety and negligence of duties that caused
severe injuries, a police spokesman said.
Lu and a hardware technician named as Chiu
Po-ming were released on bail and banned from leaving the country, China's
state news agency, CNA, reported.
Color Play Asia has also run other
"colour parties" in Taiwan in the past two years.
Taiwan's premier Mao Chih-kuo, who visited
the injured Sunday, ordered that all such events be banned unless their safety
could be assured.
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what : Hundreds injured by the explosion and fire
when : June 28, 2015
where :Taipei-Taiwan water park
who : Lu Chung-chi and Hundreds injured people
how ; this
explosion and fire was caused by the powder spray.
key word :
1 authorities 官方/當局
2 horrifying 令人驚恐的/使人驚駭的
3 engulfing 吞沒的/包住的
4 inferno 地獄
5 respiratory 呼吸
I sympathize with all the victims who got hurt from the accident. And I could not image the pain they suffered. Many people help them on supplies, medical treatment, or money. But some victims or their families became very greedy. They took too many supplies and blamed the doctors unseasonably. Though they are pitiful, I still think those people who did the bad behaviors worth getting the harm.
回覆刪除I am very impressed with the explosion. The accident caused many people hurt seriously and even some people died. People who are alive now are facing more challenges. They face not only the pain but also the worst memories which are never forgotten.
回覆刪除I am very sympathy of those victim. Who knows they will happen the thing? Those
回覆刪除victim and their family will have trauma, it is really difficult to get over. I thing the organizers should be responsible for the most responsibility.