Explosion at Fireworks Factory in Thailand Leaves At Least 10 Dead, Over 100 Injured
19:49 GMT 29.07.2023 (Updated: 17:08 GMT 31.07.2023)
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BANGKOK (Sputnik) - At least 10 people died and 118 suffered injuries and burns as a result of an explosion at a fireworks factory in Thailand's southern Narathiwat province on Saturday, with over 200 residential facilities and a local market also affected by the accident, Thai media reported.
The explosion took place at around 03:00 p.m. local time (08:00 GMT) in the Thai town of Su-ngai Kolok, bordering Malaysia, at a warehouse of the fireworks factory where construction work was underway at the time, the Thairath daily newspaper reported.
The preliminary police data suggest that the explosion was caused by a spark that flew into a box of fireworks during the welding of metal structures, the newspaper reported. The fire caused by the blast was extinguished by 04:30 p.m. local time, the report said.
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A fireworks warehouse in southern #Thailand exploded Saturday, killing at least 9 people and injuring over a hundred.
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“A warehouse storing firecrackers in Sungai Kolok exploded this afternoon, the latest number is nine dead and 115 injured,” Narathiwat Governor Sanan Pongaksorn told the AFP news agency.
“The fire is now under control. Preliminary investigation suggests the cause is a technical error during the steel welding process, as the building is under construction.”
#BREAKING At least 9 have been killed and 115 others injured after an explosion ripped through a firework warehouse in southern #Thailand's Sungai Kolok. Preliminary investigation suggests the #blast is caused by welding during construction work on the building. pic.twitter.com/iG5pZkWq19
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The police and the provincial administration launched an investigation into the incident, the Thairath daily newspaper added.
