'All her skin was gone': Horrific aftermath of fireball at Taiwan water park

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AIUI the powder which was released was colored cornstarch, and the ignition source someone in the crowd lit a cigarette. In other words: it was basically a grain silo explosion in the middle of a large crowd of people. These explosions are very similar to a military fuel-air explosive (FAE.)

Incredibly STUPID.

Video at the link.

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http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/29/asia/taiwan-water-park-explosion/index.html

'All her skin was gone': Horrific aftermath of fireball at Taiwan water park

Taipei, Taiwan (CNN) - Hsueh Ming-chuan was lying on an inflatable boat when her mother found her.

"All her skin was gone. Her hands were shaking ... and she kept calling for me," her mother said, according to Taiwan's Central News Agency.

Hsueh, 17, was among nearly 500 people injured when a huge fireball engulfed partygoers Saturday night at a seaside water park outside Taipei, Taiwan's capital.

The sudden burst of flames sent terrified people, most of them in their teens and 20s, running for their lives.

Firefighters say they think the explosion was caused by a colored powder that was sprayed over the crowd -- part of the theme of the "Color Play Asia" event. It's still unclear what caused it to ignite, and Taiwan's government has banned events from using colored powder until further notice.

Hospitals in the area are battling to cope with the high number of burn patients from the disaster. Li Pei-yun, a 20-year-old woman who suffered burns to 90% of her body, died Monday, said Chung Shan Medical University Hospital.

Others are still clinging to life. Of the 494 people injured, 393 are still in hospitals, and 221 of those hospitalized are in intensive care units, according to public health officials in New Taipei City, the municipality where the water park is situated.

Plastic surgeons working around the clock

The critical cases include Chu Li, who had just turned 18.

"She suffered third-degree burns over 80% of her body," her father said, breaking down in tears as he described her injuries, according to CNA.

Many of the patients inhaled the flammable powder, raising concerns that it could have damaged their respiratory tract and internal organs, Dr. Charles Hou, director of critical care medicine at Mackay Memorial Hospital in Taipei, said Monday.

He told CNN that plastic surgeons have been working around the clock since the accident to remove severely damaged skin from victims. Skin grafts are being reallocated from skin banks at hospitals around Taiwan, the doctor said.

Liu Yeuh-ping of Taipei's Department of Health told CNN on Sunday that while there was ample room for patients in intensive care units, there are not enough spaces in specialized burn units. Health authorities are trying to move patients in need of intensive burn care, the official said.

Eric Chu, the mayor of New Taipei, said the disaster was the "worst incident of mass injury" his city had ever seen.

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[President Devil]

Yikes, that was some party...