Investigators in Taiwan were focusing on Monday on the possibility that a cigarette butt or spark caused the blaze that burned about 519 people, killing one, at a weekend water park party when coloured powder sprayed from the stage caught fire.
More than 400 people remained hospitalised, including 202 in serious condition, city officials said.
First casualty A 20-year-old woman with burns to 90 per cent of her body died after being taken off life support with her family’s consent, said a hospital spokeswoman, who spoke anonymously because she wasn’t authorised to speak publicly.
Taiwan’s Central News Agency said her 12-year-old brother also had burns on 90 percent of his body. The police recommended criminal charges against the organiser of Saturday’s party.
