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| Local officials walk at the explosion site of the water park in Pali district, in New Taipei City, on June 28, 2015. (AFP PHOTO / Sam Yeh) |
TAIPEI - Altogether 230 victims of June 27 water park blaze in Taiwan are in a critical condition, an increase of 19 from a day earlier, the island's health authority said on Saturday.
Among the nearly 500 people injured, two died and 274 remain in intensive care units, according to the health authority.
The blaze broke out as the park in the island's New Taipei city was staging a party that saw a large amount of colored powder ejected from a stage. The powder ignited before landing on the audience.
The New Taipei city government has received donations of over 570 million New Taiwan dollars (US$18.44 million) as of Friday morning.
