Death toll rises to at least 10 in Thai warehouse explosion
Homes are destroyed after an explosion ripped through a firework warehouse in Sungai Kolok in the Narathiwat province of Thailand, on Sunday. At least 10 people were killed in the blast, say authorities. – AFP pic, July 31, 2023.
THE death toll from a powerful explosion that levelled an unlicensed fireworks warehouse in southern Thailand rose to at least 10 yesterday, the local governor said, as police sought the owner on charges of negligence. The blast Saturday afternoon in the town of Sungai Kolok was believed to have been caused by welding during construction work on the building.
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