2015 New Taipei water park fire

Dust fire in Taiwan June 2025 2015 New Taipei water park fire File:2016-04-26 VOA八仙, surrounded by fire 1.jpg A video screenshot of the fire, from Voice of America 八仙樂園彩色派對火災 zh 20:32 (UTC+8) y 2015 06 27 A drained swimming pool at Formosa Fun Coast Bali, New Taipei City, Taiwan 25 08 44 N 121 23 15 E type:event_region:TW-NWT title,inline Dust fire 17 (including two people who later died by suicide related to the case) 497 On 27 June 2015, a dust fire occurred at Formosa Fun Coast, a water park in Bali, New Taipei City, Taiwan. Staff of an outdoor "color powder party" sprayed participants with clouds of corn starch, which ignited. The fire lasted 40 seconds and burned 508 people, killing 15 and leaving 199 in critical condition.https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2015/06/29/cigarettes-or-spark-suspected-in-taiwan-fire-that-burned-500 Investigators focus on causes of weekend fire at Taiwan theme park that burned 500 29 June 2015 Associated Press Jennings Ralph 27 July 2016 16 August 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160816184228/http://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2015/06/29/cigarettes-or-spark-suspected-in-taiwan-fire-that-burned-500 liveNumber of injured rises to 516 in water park explosion http://focustaiwan.tw/news/asoc/201506280010.aspx 28 June 2015 Focus Taiwan Central News Agency 28 June 2015 30 June 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150630150443/http://focustaiwan.tw/news/asoc/201506280010.aspx livehttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-taiwan-fire-idUSKBN0P70TC20150628 Taiwan probes water park fire as tally of injured put at 498 28 June 2015 Reuters Wu J.R. Chuang Pichi 5 July 2021 24 April 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190424083109/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-taiwan-fire-idUSKBN0P70TC20150628 liveColor Play Asia fire claims another life, after five months http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2015/11/30/2003633680 30 November 2015 Taipei Times 30 November 2015 8 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151208054538/http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2015/11/30/2003633680 liveChen Claire Wu Jeffrey Months after water park fire, 15th burn victim dies http://focustaiwan.tw/news/asoc/201511290009.aspx 30 November 2015 Central News Agency 29 November 2015 30 November 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151130203145/http://focustaiwan.tw/news/asoc/201511290009.aspx liveDecember 2025 Initially, only patches of airborne corn starch caught fire and were extinguished almost instantly, but due to the spraying of carbon-dioxide fire extinguishers by staff towards the participants, along with the running of the participants, the airborne corn starch dispersed into multiple dust clouds which was responsible for most of the burning.June 2026 Background Taiwan 25.144952 121.388986 right 250 Formosa Fun Coast, located in New Taipei City The Color Run is a paint race event that had been held in various countries since 2011. In August 2013, a similar event called "Color Me Rad 5K" was held in Taipei.李 晉緯 2013-08-18 路跑瘋彩色 跑者人生也添色 https://tw.news.yahoo.com/%E8%B7%AF%E8%B7%91%E7%98%8B%E5%BD%A9%E8%89%B2-%E8%B7%91%E8%80%85%E4%BA%BA%E7%94%9F%E4%B9%9F%E6%B7%BB%E8%89%B2-103504001.html Central News Agency (Taiwan) Yahoo news During an interview for a news session, a physics teacher warned that the colored powder used in such events might cause a dust explosion if the material was combustible.10 September 2013 彩色路跑灑粉霧 專家:遇火源恐爆炸 PTS News https://news.pts.org.tw/article/249927 live 27 June 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150627232849/http://news.pts.org.tw/detail.php?NEENO=249927 27 June 2015 In September 2013, the first Taiwanese color party took place in Sizihwan, Kaohsiung City. It was organized by events company Color Play, this company later held the "Color Play Asia" party in 2015.Chen Yijia 八仙彩色派對 8千人瘋玩粉 http://www.chinatimes.com/realtimenews/20140628003274-260405 27 June 2015 China Times 28 June 2014 31 July 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150731112140/http://www.chinatimes.com/realtimenews/20140628003274-260405 live2013-09-09 西子灣音樂派對　色粉引爆嗨翻天 https://news.cnyes.com/news/id/1791360 anue Event thumb|Moments before fire, from Voice of America On 27 June 2015, the "Color Play Asia" party was held at the Formosa Fun Coast water park. Partygoers were singing and dancing on the stage, which holds up to 1,000.Ralph Jennings 27 June 2015 More than 500 injured as fire hits Taiwan water park party http://bigstory.ap.org/article/2d026cb0ecd94846a2a67fa8475b372c/fire-injures-scores-attending-party-taiwan-water-park Associated Press 28 June 2015 1 July 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150701010828/http://bigstory.ap.org/article/2d026cb0ecd94846a2a67fa8475b372c/fire-injures-scores-attending-party-taiwan-water-park live Taiwan Formosa Water Park fire injures hundreds https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-33300970 28 June 2015 BBC News 28 June 2015 27 June 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150627215757/http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-33300970 live Other partygoers danced in a drained swimming pool nearby.Chung Jake Water Park Inferno: Details of pre-blaze conditions emerge Taipei Times 30 June 2015 http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2015/06/30/2003621906 12 July 2015 7 July 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150707215752/http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2015/06/30/2003621906 live The concert organizers deployed colored corn starch powder in the festivities. The method of powder application at the concert created "an extremely dense dust cloud over the stage and its immediate vicinity",Taiwan Water Park Explodes, Injuring At Least 229 People Attending a 'Color Play' Party; Dust Explosion Was Likely Cause http://www.ibtimes.com/taiwan-water-park-explodes-injuring-least-229-people-attending-color-play-party-dust-1986851 International Business Times Angelo Young 11 July 2015 27 June 2015 2 July 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150702055528/http://www.ibtimes.com/taiwan-water-park-explodes-injuring-least-229-people-attending-color-play-party-dust-1986851 live people near the stage were standing "almost ankle-deep" in colored corn starch powder, and the powder was repeatedly suspended into the air using air blowers as well as compressed gas canisters.Heavy dust, heat source may have caused explosion, says official 30 June 2015 http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2015/06/30/439570/Heavy-dust.htm The China Post, Taiwan 11 July 2015 13 July 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150713043413/http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2015/06/30/439570/Heavy-dust.htm dead At about 20:30, a large deflagration occurred when a cloud of colored powder caught fire after being fired from the stage onto a crowd of 1,000 people during a concert. The powder caught fire due to heat from lights on the stage.Agencies Taiwan water-park fire injures hundreds http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/06/taiwan-music-concert-fire-injures-hundreds-taipei-150628060356556.html Al Jazeera.com Al Jazeera 29 June 2015 29 June 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150629210322/http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/06/taiwan-music-concert-fire-injures-hundreds-taipei-150628060356556.html live Some of the crowd breathed in the powder, causing respiratory problems. As recorded in an amateur video by an audience member, a massive fireball suddenly engulfed the stage.Hundreds injured in explosion at Taiwan water park http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/27/asia/taiwan-water-park-explosion/index.html CNN 27 June 2015 27 June 2015 Greg Botelho Kevin Wang 27 June 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150627232813/http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/27/asia/taiwan-water-park-explosion/index.html livehttps://edition.cnn.com/2015/06/27/asia/taiwan-water-park-explosion/ More than 500 injured in explosion at Taiwan water park 28 June 2015 CNN Botelho Greg Wang Kevin 28 June 2015 29 June 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150629201643/http://edition.cnn.com/2015/06/27/asia/taiwan-water-park-explosion/ live The powder caught fire along the ground, resulting in burns mainly to victims' limbs and torsos. According to the authorities, the fire was quickly extinguished. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jun/27/fire-injures-200-people-party-taiwan-water-park Taiwan water park explosion injures nearly 500 people 28 June 2015 The Guardian 17 December 2016 8 December 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161208000109/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jun/27/fire-injures-200-people-party-taiwan-water-park live The rescue included help from army vehicles and soldiers, along with medical services. Many people were taken to hospitals via taxis due to the lack of ambulances in the area. Injuries and fatalities Origin Number ofinjuries http://news.ltn.com.tw/news/politics/breakingnews/1363912 30 June 2015 Liberty Times Net 八仙樂園粉塵爆炸 外交部證實：8名外籍人士受傷 2 July 2015 2 July 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150702230805/http://news.ltn.com.tw/news/politics/breakingnews/1363912 live Number ofdeaths Taiwan 478 15 Hong Kong 6 China 2 Japan 2 Malaysia 2 Macau 1 Singapore 1 South Africa 1 United Kingdom 1 United States 1 Total 496 15 The injured were treated in over 50 hospitals across Taiwan. As of 29 November 2015,Chen Claire Wu Jeffrey Months after water park fire, 15th burn victim dies http://focustaiwan.tw/news/asoc/201511290009.aspx 26 April 2016 Central News Agency 29 November 2015 30 November 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151130203145/http://focustaiwan.tw/news/asoc/201511290009.aspx live 15 of the 497 injured had died, 44 victims remained hospitalized, and 11 were being treated at intensive care wards, while fifty-seven others were discharged from hospitals after treatment.Israel to donate equipment to help Taiwan burn patients http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-cnt.aspx?id=20150726000019&cid=1103 China Times Central News Agency (Republic of China) 26 July 2015 31 July 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151019133341/http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-cnt.aspx?id=20150726000019&cid=1103 19 October 2015 dead http://chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2015/07/04/439904/Death-toll.htm The China Post Death toll from water park inferno may rise 4 July 2015 5 July 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150705230020/http://chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2015/07/04/439904/Death-toll.htm 5 July 2015 deadhttp://focustaiwan.tw/news/asoc/201507020001.aspx 2 July 2015 Focus Taiwan Taiwan's fiery explosion claims another life 2 July 2015 3 July 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150703000945/http://focustaiwan.tw/news/asoc/201507020001.aspx live'All her skin was gone': Horrific aftermath of fireball at Taiwan water park Jethro Mullen Kathy Novak K.J. Kwon 29 June 2015 http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/29/asia/taiwan-water-park-explosion/index.html CNN 30 June 2015 30 June 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150630022030/http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/29/asia/taiwan-water-park-explosion/index.html live Most of the injured were tertiary students in their twenties and late teens who had just started their summer vacation. An earlier estimate of 519 injured was due to double-counting of patients that were transferred between hospitals. http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2015/06/29/2003621829 Water Park Inferno: Emergency declared after blaze 29 June 2015 Taipei Times Hsu Stacy 29 June 2015 28 June 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150628221254/http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2015/06/29/2003621829 live Many victims were lightly clothed because of hot weather (36.6 C F) and the water park venue, and suffered burns over large portions of their bodies.Hensley Nicole McShane Larry Hundreds engulfed in flames in Taiwan water park as colored powder explodes, injuring at least 470 at 'Color Play Asia' http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/color-party-fire-burns-200-taiwan-water-park-article-1.2273478 30 June 2015 Daily News 27 June 2015 29 June 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150629231258/http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/color-party-fire-burns-200-taiwan-water-park-article-1.2273478 live Some victims suffered burns to 80–90% of their skin. Four foreigners injured in the event were flown home via International SOS flights for follow-up medical treatment on 29 June: two to Hong Kong (Queen Mary Hospital and Prince of Wales Hospital), one to Shanghai (Ruijin Hospital) and one to Singapore (Singapore General Hospital). http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-cnt.aspx?id=20150630000040&cid=1103 Three foreign nationals hurt in party fire flown home from Taiwan 30 June 2015 Want China Times 30 June 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151019080639/http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-cnt.aspx?id=20150630000040&cid=1103 19 October 2015 dead dmy-all Two suicides were linked to the event: a father of a surviving burn victim committed suicide by hanging,http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2015/07/20/2003623455 Father of recovering burn victim commits suicide taipeitimes.com 20 July 2015 21 July 2015 22 July 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150722211829/http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2015/07/20/2003623455 live while another man, who also killed himself by hanging, wanted to donate his skin to the victims.http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-cnt.aspx?id=20150704000015&cid=1103 Suicidal man becomes first skin donor for burn patients in Taiwan｜WCT wantchinatimes.com 21 July 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150722015723/http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-cnt.aspx?id=20150704000015&cid=1103 22 July 2015 dead Response thumb|President of Taiwan Ma Ying-jeou meeting with family members of the victims thumb|Ma Ying-jeou visiting a hospitalized victim New Taipei City's mayor Eric Chu ordered an immediate shutdown of the water park pending an investigation. The man responsible for the event was detained by police for investigation.Coloured powder spray burns crowd in explosion at Formosa Fun Coast waterpark in Taiwan https://www.news.com.au/world/asia/coloured-powder-spray-burns-crowd-in-explosion-at-formosa-fun-coast-waterpark-in-taiwan/news-story/34dc547a8b3be2d0ee893841098bdeee news.com.au 28 June 2015 28 June 2015 27 June 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150627232903/http://www.news.com.au/world/asia/coloured-powder-spray-burns-crowd-in-explosion-at-formosa-fun-coast-waterpark-in-taiwan/story-fnh81fz8-1227418407741 live On 28 June, Taiwan Premier Mao Chi-kuo banned the use of colored powders at private events until the investigation concluded and the powder can be considered safe.Taiwan probes water park fire as tally of injured reaches 519 http://news.asiaone.com/news/asia/taiwan-probes-water-park-fire-tally-injured-reaches-519 Asia One Reuters 29 June 2015 1 July 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150701023311/http://news.asiaone.com/news/asia/taiwan-probes-water-park-fire-tally-injured-reaches-519 dead The event's organizer and hardware engineer were questioned and then given bail on the condition that they not leave the country.Almost 500 injured in explosion at Taiwan water park http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/28/asia/taiwan-water-park-explosion/ CNN 28 June 2015 28 June 2015 28 June 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150628100019/http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/28/asia/taiwan-water-park-explosion/ live Lu Chung-chi apologized for the explosion on 28 June.Water Park Inferno: Organizer apologizes as investigation begins http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2015/06/29/2003621850 Taipei Times 29 June 2015 29 June 2015 30 June 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150630153142/http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2015/06/29/2003621850 live On 28 June a spokesman for China's Taiwan Affairs Office, Ma Xiaoguang, expressed sympathy for the victims and hoped they all received timely and appropriate treatment.Injuries revised down to 498 in Taiwan water park blaze http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-06/29/c_134363162.htm Xinhua News Agency 29 June 2015 29 June 2015 23 August 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150823205603/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-06/29/c_134363162.htm dead On 30 June Taiwan's Organ Registry and Sharing Center called for urgent donations of cadaver skin, since there were just 115 rolls left in the country's cadaver skin stocks. According to Chairman Lee Po-chang (李伯璋 Lǐ Bózhāng no), cadaver skin is more effective in blocking burn wounds from contamination sources and promoting skin regeneration than hog skin or synthetic skin.http://focustaiwan.tw/news/asoc/201506300024.aspx Citing need for skin, organ center calls for donations Focus Taiwan 30 June 2015 12 July 2015 1 July 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150701174001/http://focustaiwan.tw/news/asoc/201506300024.aspx live According to officials, the Ministry of Health and Welfare collaborated with the New Taipei City Public Health Department and made an announcement that all medical expenses of the burn patients from 27 June to 30 September will be covered by the National Health Insurance Administration and the National Health Insurance Program.Sun Hsin-hsuan Donated skin needed for water park burn victims http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2015/07/01/439645/Donated-skin.htm 12 July 2015 The China Post 1 July 2015 2 July 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150702004909/http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2015/07/01/439645/Donated-skin.htm dead On 2 July, a spokesman for China's Taiwan Affairs Office said it was ready to provide medical assistance to help treat the hundreds of people injured in the explosion.Mainland ready to help victims of Taiwan water park blaze http://english.cntv.cn/2015/07/02/VIDE1435830606063961.shtml https://web.archive.org/web/20150703223202/http://english.cntv.cn/2015/07/02/VIDE1435830606063961.shtml dead 3 July 2015 CCTV 2 July 2015 3 July 2015 On 3 July, Taiwanese Minister of Health and Welfare Chiang Been-huang said he was grateful for China's offer to provide medical assistance, including donations of cadaver skin to Taiwan, but it should be first confirmed that the skin was not from executed prisoners.Taiwan to make sure China's offer of skin not from executed inmates http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-cnt.aspx?id=20150703000093&cid=1103 Want China Times 3 July 2015 3 July 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150703225724/http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-cnt.aspx?id=20150703000093&cid=1103 3 July 2015 dead Cadaver skin from the United States and Netherlands was sent to Taiwan.Water Park Inferno: Life-saving skin arrives from the US http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2015/07/04/2003622246 Taipei Times 4 July 2015 4 July 2015 Investigation Investigators raised the question of whether the powder was ignited by a cigarette or spark. Organizers had purchased three tons of the powder, and wrote on their Facebook page that it consisted of cornstarch and food coloring. The powder was sprayed from the stage onto concert-goers "at high velocity".Forsythe Michael Hundreds Treated for Burns After Fire at Taiwan Water Park https://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/29/world/asia/party-at-taiwan-water-park-erupts-in-flames-injuring-hundreds.html?_r=0 New York Times 29 June 2015 29 June 2015 1 July 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150701013042/http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/29/world/asia/party-at-taiwan-water-park-erupts-in-flames-injuring-hundreds.html?_r=0 live The vice president of Tai Won Food Industrial Co, which makes the powder, says that there are warnings on the packages not to use them in closed spaces or under high temperatures because it can catch fire. The New Taipei City news department head stated, "It's still not clear what happened, but there were a number of people smoking and the weather was warm." The Fire Department's preliminary conclusion was that the fire was caused by the sprayed powder, and that stage lights may have been the source of ignition. WuFeng University fire science department instructor and Taichung Harbor Fire Department deputy captain Lu Shou-chien commented in a letter to the Chinese-language United Daily News that the event organizers had set up necessary conditions for a disaster, and had not used water sprays which would have reduced the risk of ignition. Smoking was permitted at the event, and approximately 40 cigarette butts were found afterwards. In October 2015, the committee set up by the New Taipei City government to oversee monetary donations related to the explosion announced plans to distribute the collected funds. Survivors were to receive between 65,000 TWD and 6.5 million TWD, depending on the severity of injuries sustained in the dust explosion. The families of the people who had died were compensated 8.25 million TWD.Water park inferno victims to get at least NT$65,000 http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2015/10/08/2003629570 8 October 2015 Taipei Times 8 October 2015 11 October 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151011010529/http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2015/10/08/2003629570 live On 16 October 2015, Shilin District prosecutors charged the event organizer, Lu Chung-chi, with negligence during the disaster; owners of the park were not indicted.Matthew Strong 16 October 2015 http://www.taiwannews.com.tw/etn/news_content.php?id=2821017&lang=eng_news&cate_rss=news_Society Water park survivors slam prosecutors Taiwan News 24 October 2015 September 2025 InternetArchiveBot Lu was found guilty of the charges in April 2016.Pan Jason 'Color Play Asia' organizer found guilty http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2016/04/27/2003644910 27 April 2016 Taipei Times 27 April 2016 27 April 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160427071404/http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2016/04/27/2003644910 live In 2018, Lu was sentenced to five years in prison.Water park party organizer gets 5 years in jail for blast Full Index Search FOCUS TAIWAN – CNA ENGLISH NEWS http://focustaiwan.tw/search/201805080016.aspx?q=water%20park focustaiwan.tw 2 October 2018 3 October 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181003013846/http://focustaiwan.tw/search/201805080016.aspx?q=water%20park live In June 2016, the Supreme Court authorized the seizure of 507 million twd in assets from the park's senior administration.Pan Jason Court approves seizure of Formosa Fun Coast assets http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2016/06/24/2003649366 24 June 2016 Taipei Times 24 June 2016 23 June 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160623172715/http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2016/06/24/2003649366 live The National Health Insurance Administration also sought compensation worth 436 million twd from event organizers in court, claiming that the medical cost incurred by the NHIA totaled 765 million twd.Recovery continues for victims of Color Play Asia disaster http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2016/06/22/2003649212 22 June 2016 Taipei Times 22 June 2016 21 June 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160621171250/http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2016/06/22/2003649212 live Families of the injured sued the New Taipei City Government, the National Fire Agency, and Tourism Bureau for compensation. An appeal heard by the High Court in 2025 ordered the New Taipei municipal government and the Tourism Bureau's succeeding body the Tourism Administration to pay NT$21 million total in compensation. The court ruled that the National Fire Agency was not responsible.Yang Kuo-wen Hiciano Lery New Taipei ordered to pay restitution over 2015 water park explosion https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2025/02/26/2003832549 27 June 2025 Taipei Times 26 February 2025 The High Court decision was upheld by the Supreme Court in 2026.Hsieh Chun-lin Liu Shih-yi Shih Hsiu-chuan Supreme Court upholds state compensation for 2015 water park blast victims https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202606260024 27 June 2026 Central News Agency 26 June 2026 Republished as: Water park ordered to pay out NT$21m settlement https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2026/06/28/2003859876 28 June 2026 Taipei Times 28 June 2026 The Shilin District ruled on the first class action lawsuit related to the fire in 2023, finding that Lu Chung-chi and his two companies were liable for NT$405.88 million in total damages, split between NT$310.96 million in compensatory damages and NT$47.46 million of punitive damages for each of Lu's two companies. Upon appeal in 2026 the High Court ruled that the park's operator, Formosa Wonderworld Company, should share liability with the party's organizers. The high court decision increased Lu's and his companies' share of the damages to NT$351.28 million and Formosa Wonderwold's share to NT$136.49 million.Liu Shih-yi Kao Evelyn Park operator held liable in 2015 dust explosion appeal https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202607280027 29 July 2026 Central News Agency 28 July 2026 Aftermath After the fire, the government has adopted several emergency-related measures, such as the easing of the requirements for National Health Insurance coverage for burn victims, and importing large amounts of artificial and cadaver skin.http://focustaiwan.tw/news/asoc/201606040025.aspx Taiwan's achievements in treating burn victims win praise in Europe Central News Agency 4 June 2016 An exhibition was held from 25–29 June 2025 to mark the tenth anniversary of the fire.Exhibition celebrates survivors of the 2015 water park fire https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2025625W02EA 27 June 2025 Formosa Television 25 June 2025 References External links Taiwan Formosa Fun Coast Explosion Category:2015 disasters in Taiwan Category:2015 fires in Asia Category:2015 in Taiwan Category:Amusement park fires Category:Building and structure fires in Taiwan Category:Dust explosions Category:Filmed deaths in Taiwan Category:History of New Taipei Category:June 2015 in Asia Category:Viral videos