TAIWAN   –  A Taiwanese event organizer has been sentenced to four years and 10 months in prison for his role in throwing a party at a water park which resulted in 15 deaths last year, a court says.

The party, organized by Lu Chung-chi’s company Color Play Asia at the Formosa Fun Coast water park outside Taipei on June 27 last year, ended in tragedy when colored powder sprayed over revelers ignited under the heat of a spotlight, causing a series of deadly explosions. Fifteen people died, 331 were seriously injured and 135 suffered less severe injuries, according to a statement from the Shilin District Court. Most of the victims were in their teens and early 20s…[+]