Around 160 people were injured when a suspected dust explosion caused a fire at a theme park on Saturday in one of the biggest accidents in New Taipei City in recent history. Fire broke out at 8:40 pm on a stage and spread across the surrounding area at the water park inside the Formosa Fun Coast in Bali, New Taipei. According to some local media outlets, the park was holding what it billed as the biggest “colour party” in Asia when the accident took place. Similar events, in which powder of varied hues is spread on revelers, have been gaining popularity in Taiwan in recent years. Around 200 revelers were present at the scene when the fire broke out. At 11 pm, 160 people were reported to have suffered from burns and scalding, with 70 suffering from serious injuries. Cable news channel TVBS reported that one person showed no life signs. The news channel quoted witnesses at the scene as suggesting that many at the centre of the fire were not able to flee as people on the periphery were unaware of the blast as visibility was reduced by heavy coloured powder hovering in the air. Many of the revelers were wearing swimsuits or thin clothing at the time, exposing their skin to the fire.