HONG KONG, June 28. /TASS/. At least 431 people have sustained injuries and burns of varying severity following the blast in the water park outside Taiwan’s capital Taipei. The data have been provided by the local public health service officials. According to previous reports, 228 people have been injured.
Among those injured are two foreigners and four tourists from the Chinese mainland. No casualties have been reported.
The fire occurred on Saturday night at the disco at Formosa Water Park during the Color Play Asia festival. Media reports say some powdery substance exploded in the air.
The police detained the event’s organizers who are being interrogated. The city’s Mayor Eric Zhu Lilun who visited the site of the tragedy has described it as the most serious incident in the history of the city.
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