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Explosion at Fireworks Factory in Thailand Leaves At Least 10 Dead, Over 100 Injured
Explosion at Fireworks Factory in Thailand Leaves At Least 10 Dead, Over 100 Injured
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At least 10 people are dead and over 100 others are injured following an explosion at a firework factory in Thailand, which is believed to have been caused by a spark from a welding machine.
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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. “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.”The police and the provincial administration launched an investigation into the incident, the Thairath daily newspaper added.
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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) 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.
“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.”
The police and the provincial administration launched an investigation into the incident, the Thairath daily newspaper added.
