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| Taiwan Formosa Water Park fire injures hundreds | |
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| At least 200 people have been injured in a fire at an amusement park outside Taiwan's capital, Taipei. | At least 200 people have been injured in a fire at an amusement park outside Taiwan's capital, Taipei. |
| A spokesman for the fire service said it was believed coloured powder being sprayed on to a crowd had ignited. | A spokesman for the fire service said it was believed coloured powder being sprayed on to a crowd had ignited. |
| More than 80 had serious injuries, the Taipei fire department said. Some victims suffered 40% burns according to CNA news agency. | More than 80 had serious injuries, the Taipei fire department said. Some victims suffered 40% burns according to CNA news agency. |
| The accident happened during a "colour play" party at Formosa Water Park in New Taipei City's Bali district. | The accident happened during a "colour play" party at Formosa Water Park in New Taipei City's Bali district. |
| Of the 215 people injured, 83 suffered serious burns, while 132 sustained minor burns, a fire department spokesman told the BBC. | |
| The fire broke out around 20:30 local time (12:30 GMT), he said. | |
| More than 1,000 people were near the stage when the blaze started and an unknown substance exploded, he added. | |
| Local media report some sort of powder spewed out into the air before the fire started, but the cause has not been confirmed. | |
| The injured were taken to nearby hospitals. | |
| Park shut down | |
| Local TV stations showed people taking the injured out of the park in large inflatable play equipment. | |
| The fire was quickly brought under control. | |
| Many people flocked to water parks on Saturday as temperatures reached 36.6C in Taipei and as high as 38C in other parts of Taiwan, the BBC's Cindy Sui reports from Taipei. | |
| New Taipei City's mayor, Eric Chu, ordered an immediate shutdown of the water park pending an investigation. | |
| Taiwan has suffered a series of deadly fires in the past couple of years due partly to poor enforcement of building and fire safety codes and illegal construction, our correspondent adds. | |
| A fire earlier this year killed six firefighters, prompting orders to rectify illegally constructed buildings and upgrade firefighters' equipment and training. | |
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