TAIPEI — The number of people injured in a fire at a Taiwan water amusement park rose to 516 on Sunday, government officials said, with more than 180 still in intensive care.
Media reported four mainland Chinese and two foreigners were among those injured after Saturday's fire, during a party where up to 1,000 revelers were sprayed with colored powder as they danced to music, seeking to escape the summer heat.
The blaze, which broke out around 8:30 p.m. at the Formosa Fun Coast water park on the outskirts of the capital, Taipei, is suspected to have been caused by an explosion of the powder, local government official Lin Chieh-yu told Reuters.
"It remains under investigation as to what made the powder explode," he added. Authorities have banned the use of the powder until the investigation is completed.
"The next few days will be a critical time for the injured," Taiwan Premier Mao Chi-kuo told reporters, adding that 410 people were still in hospital on Sunday, with 194 being treated for serious injuries.
In the immediate aftermath of the explosion, rescuers treated hundreds of people, most of them aged between 20 and 30, wearing wet swimsuits and lying on inflatable plastic doughnuts. Television showed images of people running from sky-high flames.
"There was blood and people were on fire," one injured man said.
No death has yet been reported, but victims of the incident suffered burns to the limbs, with some passing out from the pain while others had burned clothes stuck to their skin, media reports and pictures showed.
Soldiers, army vehicles and medical services joined the rescue effort, while hospitals in four municipal precincts, along with Taipei, are treating sufferers.
"We are very sorry about what happened and we will investigate the cause to find out who is responsible," Eric Chu, the mayor of New Taipei City, where the park is located, said on Saturday, adding that it had been ordered to shut down.
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/tally-injured-rises-more-500-after-taiwan-water-park-fire-n383226
who: government official.revelers
where:Formosa Fun Coast water park,Taipei
when:Saturday
why:The number of people injured in a fire
how:An explosion of colored powder
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3.break out(v.)爆發
4.outskirts(n.)市郊;邊界
5.aftermath(n.)結果
6.inflatable(adj.)膨脹的;得意的
7.doughnut(n.)油炸圈餅
8.limb(n.)肢;臂
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10.precinct(n.)選區;管轄區域
Media reported four mainland Chinese and two foreigners were among those injured after Saturday's fire, during a party where up to 1,000 revelers were sprayed with colored powder as they danced to music, seeking to escape the summer heat.
The blaze, which broke out around 8:30 p.m. at the Formosa Fun Coast water park on the outskirts of the capital, Taipei, is suspected to have been caused by an explosion of the powder, local government official Lin Chieh-yu told Reuters.
"It remains under investigation as to what made the powder explode," he added. Authorities have banned the use of the powder until the investigation is completed.
"The next few days will be a critical time for the injured," Taiwan Premier Mao Chi-kuo told reporters, adding that 410 people were still in hospital on Sunday, with 194 being treated for serious injuries.
In the immediate aftermath of the explosion, rescuers treated hundreds of people, most of them aged between 20 and 30, wearing wet swimsuits and lying on inflatable plastic doughnuts. Television showed images of people running from sky-high flames.
"There was blood and people were on fire," one injured man said.
No death has yet been reported, but victims of the incident suffered burns to the limbs, with some passing out from the pain while others had burned clothes stuck to their skin, media reports and pictures showed.
Soldiers, army vehicles and medical services joined the rescue effort, while hospitals in four municipal precincts, along with Taipei, are treating sufferers.
"We are very sorry about what happened and we will investigate the cause to find out who is responsible," Eric Chu, the mayor of New Taipei City, where the park is located, said on Saturday, adding that it had been ordered to shut down.
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/tally-injured-rises-more-500-after-taiwan-water-park-fire-n383226
who: government official.revelers
where:Formosa Fun Coast water park,Taipei
when:Saturday
why:The number of people injured in a fire
how:An explosion of colored powder
what:colored powder
*keywords
1.reveler(n.)飲酒狂歡者
2.spray(v.)噴灑
3.break out(v.)爆發
4.outskirts(n.)市郊;邊界
5.aftermath(n.)結果
6.inflatable(adj.)膨脹的;得意的
7.doughnut(n.)油炸圈餅
8.limb(n.)肢;臂
9.municipal(adj.)市政的
10.precinct(n.)選區;管轄區域
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回覆刪除This news is talking about what happened after the explosion, but no detail about how it happened. And it's also too short and without detail.
回覆刪除I think the event is very dreadful and sorrowful. They just wanted to have fun but they got injured instead. However, some people consider it somehow ridiculous because they spent money to have fun and didn't focus on the danger, and we have to raise money for them, which indeed confused or angered some people. Whatever, I hope they can recover soon and keep on their lives.
回覆刪除I pitted them but I wouldn't donate money for them
回覆刪除Because I didn't have responsibility for them , they wanted money , just turned to the right people in need