Week three : Formosa Water Park explosion (八仙塵暴)

Week three : Formosa Water Park explosion (八仙塵暴)

More than 500 people were injured when fire ripped through crowds at a party at an amusement park outside Taiwan's capital Taipei.

The incident on June 27,2015 at the Formosa Water Park is believed to have happened when a colored powder ignited after being discharged onto the crowd.

Footage showed people panicking and screaming. Inflatable water toys were shown being used as stretchers.

Some 190 people are seriously hurt - 182 are in intensive care.

Some of them breathed in the powder, causing respiratory problems.

The fire department said: "Our initial understanding is that explosion and fire... was caused by the powder spray. It could have been due to the heat of the lights on the stage".

Local media said organizers of the Color Play Asia event had been taken in for questioning by prosecutors.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-33300970

Structure of the Lead：

      WHO- More that 4000 people who took particular in the "Color Play Asia" party.

      WHEN- June 27,2015

      WHAT- Formosa Water Park explosion news report

      WHY- Suspected of the colored powder brought about the explosion.

      WHERE- Formosa Water Park

      HOW- The incident  is believed to have happened when a colored powder ignited after being discharged onto the crowd.

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Keywords :
(1) incident 事件(發生)
(2) colored 彩色的；有顏色的
(3) ignited 點燃
(4) discharge 排出/放
(5) inflatable 充氣的
(6) stretcher 擔架
(7) respiratory 呼吸
(8) initial 起初
(9) explosion 爆炸
(10) prosecutor 檢察官；起訴人

Week two - The throat-cut of an elementary school girl (國小女童割喉案)

Week two - The throat-cut of an elementary school girl (國小女童割喉案)

A 29-year-old man surnamed Kung (龔) was arrested on May 29, 2015 after an attack at an elementary school in Taipei in which an eight-year-old girl’s throat was cut.

Police said preliminary investigations suggest Kung entered the grounds of Wen-Hua Elementary School (文化國小) in Taipei’s Beitou District (北投) at about 4pm, before walking up four flights of stairs to the girls’ restroom, pulling out a knife when he saw the girl about to enter the restroom and allegedly slashing her twice across the throat.

The girl was found lying in a pool of blood and was rushed to hospital, while Kung remained at the scene and was detained by police.

An angry crowd gathered outside the police station and attempted to beat Kung as he stepped out of the police car. The police managed to hold back the crowd and took him into the station.

There was conflicting information about Kung’s supposed motive, with some sources saying that he was enraged after being unable to find work for four months, while others said that Kung was upset after being scolded by his mother and brother for not visiting his cancer-stricken father in hospital on Thursday.

Department of Education Commissioner Tang Chih-min (湯志民) said that because schools are “open” as a matter of policy, it is difficult to keep tabs on everyone entering school grounds.
However, he said that more could be done to improve schoolground security, including addressing security camera “blind spots.”

http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2015/05/30/2003619485

 Structure of the Lead：

      WHO- The murder and an elementary school girl.

      WHEN- May 29, 2015

      WHAT- The murder killed an elementary school girl by cutting her throat.

      WHY- some sources saying that he was enraged after being unable to find work for four months, while others said that Kung was upset after being scolded by his mother and brother for not visiting his cancer-stricken father in hospital on Thursday.

      WHERE-  Wen-Hua Elementary School in Taipei’s Beitou District.

      HOW- Police said preliminary investigations suggest the murder entered the elementary school at about 4 p.m., before walking up four flights of stairs to the girls’ restroom, pulling out a knife when he saw the girl about to enter the restroom and allegedly slashing her twice across the throat.

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Keywords :

1. preliminary初步的

2. allegedly指稱

3. flashing閃爍

4. attempt企圖

5. conflict衝突

6. supposed假想的

7. motive動機

8. enrage激怒

9. cancer-stricken 罹患癌症

10. blind spots盲點