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Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] Photography Shoot Using Powder
Date: Thursday, February 7, 2019 at 4:52:59 PM
Author: Peter Zavon <pzavon**At_Symbol_Here**rochester.rr.com> 		Next by Date:
Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] Photography Shoot Using Powder
Date: Thu, 7 Feb 2019 22:30:42 +0000
Author: Monona Rossol

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From: Monona Rossol <0000030664c37427-dmarc-request**At_Symbol_Here**LISTS.PRINCETON.EDU>
Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] Photography Shoot Using Powder
Date: Thu, 7 Feb 2019 22:14:14 +0000
Reply-To: ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety <DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**PRINCETON.EDU>
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Just google "Taiwan Pool Party fire" and watch the youtobes.  There were videos taken at the time.  There is a ton of information on this tragedy since it resulted in multiple lawsuits and a criminal trial in which the pool party operator got 5 years in the slam.  Powdered effects are now banned at parties in Taiwan.


There was no water involved.  The pool was empty at the time and the huge pool area was being used as a dance area where powdered starch colored with dyes was being used as a special effect.   It's like these dumb Holi festivals that have recently become popular.  In any case, the starch-filled air just caught fire and flashed though the dancers.

The youtubes only talk about one death because they are all from the first few days after the event, but there were eventually 15 deaths and over 500 people admitted to hospitals.  Many of these people also required multiple surgeries to correct burn scars, etc.

Monona




-----Original Message-----
From: Alan Hall <oldeddoc**At_Symbol_Here**GMAIL.COM>
To: DCHAS-L <DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**PRINCETON.EDU>
Sent: Thu, Feb 7, 2019 4:41 pm
Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] Photography Shoot Using Powder

And during the filming of The African Queen, Bogart went onto a boat that had caught on fire and put out the flames and dragged the poor african guy back on shore and got him some medical help.

I'd have to know more about this incident and what's involved to make a reasonable opinion.  I've been to various places in Taiwan over the years, but never went to a pool party.  There are things a kind and decent person should not do.

But just maybe, you should not throw any electrical device into any water where people aer.  I've treated far too many with electrocution to ever want to do another.

Alan
Alan H. Hall, M.D.
Medical Toxicologist

On Thu, Feb 7, 2019 at 1:12 PM Monona Rossol <0000030664c37427-dmarc-request**At_Symbol_Here**lists.princeton.edu> wrote:
I captured some of the photos for the training materials on deflagation issues to add to my pictures of the Taiwan Pool Party,  but I don't know how to let these photo people know they are going to seriously injure or kill someone one day.  Hot lights, electrical equipment, even a static discharge would set that puff of cornstarch off like a magician's lycopodium.

I keep remembering when a fire extinguisher was accidentally charged with cornstarch baby power instead of talc for a TV shoot and the resulting cloud of starch turned into a fire ball that burned off Burt Reynold's toupee.  And it is just luck that's all that burned.

Don't these people read?  

Monona


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From: Richard Rosera <richardrosera**At_Symbol_Here**GMAIL.COM>
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Sent: Wed, Feb 6, 2019 4:58 pm
Subject: [DCHAS-L] Photography Shoot Using Powder

This was posted on LinkedIn:
https://fstoppers.com/bts/how-commercial-photographer-aaron-anderson-shot-colored-powder-explosion-336063

Per a comment on the bottom of the website, the powder was reported to be corn starch.

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