Taiwan Water Park Explosion 510 injured

At least 510 people were injured -- 183 of them hospitalized in intensive care units -- after flammable powder apparently exploded in midair at a recreational water park in Taiwan, the East Asian island's official Central News Agency reported.

Eight of the injured were reported to be in critical condition Sunday morning. Forty-three people had been discharged from hospitals after treatment.

The flames erupted when the unknown substance blew up over a stage around 8:30 p.m. Saturday (8:30 a.m. ET) at Formosa Fun Coast, firefighters said, according to the CNA report.

CNA reported that "the fire was quickly brought under control," but not before hundreds suffered injuries.

Video showed a massive fireball suddenly engulfing the stage, followed by screaming people running for their lives through flames.

Some people used large, inflated inner tubes as stretchers to carry out the injured, CNA reported.

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