Taiwan Party Crash: Fire Ignites Injures Hundrends

TAIWAN WATER-PARK FIRE INJURED HUNDRENDS

At the very place known for fun having, turns into sudden disaster as fire from the music stage ignites into the crown of spectators at Taiwan water-park which rendered over five hundred injured and around eight in a critical condition.

At least five people including park workers and technicians were arrested on Sunday in connection with the accident, according to the South China Morning Post. They may face charges of professional negligence
causing serious injuries and endangering the public, police told Taiwan's Central News Agency.

The fire was sparked by an accidental explosion on Saturday of a coloured theatrical powder thrown from the stage in front of about 1,000 people, fire department officials and local media said.

 About 1,000 spectators had been at the Color Play Asia event at the Formosa Fun Coast water park, just outside the capital Taipei, according to officials.

The powder for the one-time event ignited along the ground, mainly burning people's lower bodies, said Wang Wei-sheng, a liaison with the New Taipei City fire department command centre.

"Our initial understanding is this explosion and fire ... was caused by the powder spray. It could have been due to the heat of the lights on the stage," said a spokesperson for the New Taipei City fire department.

Most of the victims were 20s in age or even less and were burnt over 40% of their bodies due to the fact that they were on swim suite.

According to a spokeman, further investigations on charges of offences will be carried out against those that were arrested for lack of negligence of duties and public safety that had caused severe injuries to people and they will be transferred to prosecutors.

Ambulances couldn't get on site as quickly, so emergency workers with stretchers were sent to support in carrying people to hospitals near by.

The accident was literally caused by a kind of  powder colour spray as a result Mao Chih-kuo, Taiwan prime minister, announced a ban on Sunday on parties that use flammable coloured powder, while New Taipei mayor Eric Chu has ordered the park to shut down during the investigation.