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An explosion ripped through a firework warehouse in Thailand on Saturday, killing nine people and injuring more than 100, according to AFP news agency.
The blast in the town of Sungai Kolok in the southern province of Narathiwat is thought to have been caused by welding during construction work on the building.
“A warehouse storing firecrackers in Sungai Kolok exploded this afternoon, the latest number is nine dead and 115 injured,” Narathiwat governor Sanon Pongaksorn told AFP. “The fire is now under control. (CGTN)