💀 Formosa Fun Coast Dust Explosion: Hidden Dangers of Color Runs Come True; New Taipei City Activates Major Disaster Mechanism and Investigation

On June 27, 2015, a severe dust explosion occurred at the 'Color Play Asia' party at Formosa Fun Coast (Eight Immortals Amusement Park), causing burns to over 500 people, with many suffering burns up to 90% of their bodies. This disaster verified long-standing warnings from the academic community about the safety risks of colored powder activities. New Taipei City Government immediately held a disaster meeting and announced the indefinite suspension of operations at Formosa Fun Coast. Mayor Eric Chu stated that the city government would take full responsibility, strictly investigate the operators, and decided to ban the use of colored powder in all activities starting immediately. The article sharply criticizes the operators for ignoring safety warnings for commercial interests and calls for the government to legislate regulations as soon as possible and take the most severe punishment against unscrupulous operators, while condemning some people for using the disaster for political attacks.