Taipei Times
Date: Jul 03, 2015
By: Jake Chung  /  Staff writer, with CNA

Japanese physicians Shigeru Suganami and Yoshihito Ujike yesterday visited the

Japanese physicians Shigeru Suganami, third left, and Yoshihito Ujike, fourth right, shake hands with doctors at the Tri-service General Hospital in Taipei yesterday. Photo: CNA

Tri-Service General Hospital in Taipei to evaluate the needs of people injured during the Formosa Fun Coast (八仙海岸) incident and pledged medical aid as well as workers to help healthcare facilities across the nation, as they struggle to cope with the number of burns patients.

The incident at the park in New Taipei City’s Bali District (八里) on Saturday last week saw nearly 500 injured when a series of fireballs, apparently caused by ignited powder sprayed over the crowd, engulfed young people at a dance event at about 8:30pm.

Association of Medical Doctors of Asia president Suganami said the pair’s visit represented the mutual medical assistance between the two nations.     [FULL  STORY]