Hundreds injured at Taiwan water park

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More than 200 people were injured at an amusement park outside Taiwanese capital Taipei on Saturday, the BBC reports.

Colored powder sprayed on the crowd ignited at Formosa Water Park, a fire service spokesman said, causing serious injury to more than 80 people, some with burns covering 40 percent of their bodies. More than 100 others suffered minor burns.

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Julie Kliegman
Julie Kliegman

Julie Kliegman is a freelance writer based in New York. Her work has appeared in BuzzFeed, Vox, Mental Floss, Paste, the Tampa Bay Times and PolitiFact. Her cats can do somersaults.