9 dead in Thai fireworks warehouse blast

By Agence France-Presse

Jul 31, 2023 12:16 am

BANGKOK: A powerful explosion ripped through a fireworks warehouse Saturday in southern Thailand, killing nine people and injuring more than 100, a senior official said, as several nearby homes were levelled or damaged.

The blast in the town of Sungai Kolok in the border province of Narathiwat is thought to have been caused by welding during construction work on the building.

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