At least 12 individuals have been killed and greater than 100 injured when an explosion ripped by means of a firecrackers warehouse in southern Thailand, an official stated Sunday.
The firecrackers set off a fireplace Saturday on the unauthorized warehouse on the Muno market in Su-ngai Kolok district within the southern province of Narathiwat bordering Malaysia, Narathiwat’s Governor Sanan Phongaksorn stated.
“There are 10 deaths plus the remains of two unidentified persons, which were sent for DNA checks,” Sanan stated.
He stated 121 individuals have been injured, two severely, whereas 111 had been discharged from hospital, he stated. “But there should be no more deaths.”
More than 200 homes surrounding the warehouse have been broken by the explosion, affecting 365 individuals. Some 19 individuals have been nonetheless staying at a shelter as a number of households have moved to their relations’ homes, Sanan stated.
Police have been investigating the reason for the incident, he stated, with preliminary stories suggesting a welding error on the warehouse.
Source: www.dailysabah.com
