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'I saw lots of people whose skin was gone': Witnesses describe 'hell' of Taiwan water park explosion that injured at least 500

  • Eyewitnesses describe 'hell' at water park after fire ripped through crowd
  • Coloured powder ignited as flames quickly engulfed hundreds of people
  • More than 500 people were injured in fire with 200 suffering serious burns 
  • WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT 

By Emma Glanfield for MailOnline

Published: 03:39 EST, 28 June 2015 | Updated: 03:55 EST, 29 June 2015

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Eyewitnesses have described the 'hellish' scene at a Taiwan water park after a ball of fire ripped through the crowd during a 'colour party', injuring at least 500 people.

Coloured powder suddenly ignited as it was sprayed into the crowd during the dance and music event at the Formosa Fun Coast water park, just outside the capital of Taipei.

Shocking footage of the accident shows flames engulfing hundreds of people as they desperately tried to flee the amusement park yesterday evening. 

Eyewitnesses have now described the 'bloody' scene as revellers dressed only in swimwear caught alight as clouds of green and yellow powder covered them at the 'colour party'.

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Distress: At least 500 people were injured, with 200 of those seriously hurt, after a fire at Taiwan's Formosa Fun Coast water park. Families of the victims were visibly upset as they visited the injured in hospital today
 
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Distress: At least 500 people were injured, with 200 of those seriously hurt, after a fire at Taiwan's Formosa Fun Coast water park. Families of the victims were visibly upset as they visited the injured in hospital today

Recovery: Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou (centre) speaks to an injured victim as he lays in a hospital bed
 
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Recovery: Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou (centre) speaks to an injured victim as he lays in a hospital bed

Casualties: Hundreds were injured after coloured powder suddenly ignited as it was sprayed into the crowd
 
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Casualties: Hundreds were injured after coloured powder suddenly ignited as it was sprayed into the crowd

 
The injured with horrific burns were spread out on inflatables
 
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Severe burns: Witnesses have described the 'bloody' scene as revellers dressed in swimwear caught alight
 
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Severe burns: Witnesses have described the 'bloody' scene as revellers dressed in swimwear caught alight

Help: The injured were carried out of the park on inflatables after coloured powder ignited during a music event
 
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Help: The injured were carried out of the park on inflatables after coloured powder ignited during a music event

Terrifying: More than 500 people were taken to hospital after the blaze, with 200 now in a serious condition
 
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Terrifying: More than 500 people were taken to hospital after the blaze, with 200 now in a serious condition

 
Footage shows fire break out over crowd in Taiwan water park
 
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One male student, who sustained minor injuries, described the scene as 'hell'.

'There was blood everywhere, including in the pool where lots of the injured were soaking themselves for relief from the pain,' he said.

His visibly shaken girlfriend added: 'I saw lots of people whose skin was gone.'

Another male witness told local news channel CTI: 'It started on the left side of the stage. At the beginning I thought it was part of the special effects of the party but then I realised there was something wrong and people started screaming and running.'

Authorities are now trying to determine the cause of the incident as it was confirmed 519 people were injured, with 200 seriously hurt. 



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Colored powder? Why? So sad.

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Colored powder? Why? So sad.

"The "Color Play Asia" party was inspired by the Hindu religious festival "Holi", or "festival of colours", celebrated in India and Nepal."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formosa_Fun_Coast_explosion

 



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Thanks, Chili. They have some different festivals in Asia. I remember going to a Festival in Nara. Basically they ran up to the balcony of a wooden shrine with huge torches and held them over the crowds, with red burning embers falling down onto the crowds and dry grass. It was crazy. The bigger the falling embers, the more the crowd cheered. My friend and I were busy planning our escape route. As we toured Nara, Kyoto, etc., we would read about these shrines, and when they were re-built after having been burned to the ground. It just left me scratching my head, "why?"

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