Death toll rises to at least 10 in Thai warehouse explosion FMTNews FMTWorld
BANGKOK: The death toll from a powerful explosion that levelled an unlicensed fireworks warehouse in southern Thailand rose to at least 10 on Sunday, the local governor said as police sought the owner on charges of negligence.
“We have identified 10 people and found parts of two bodies which we cannot identify yet,” Narathiwat provincial governor Sanan Pongaksorn told a press conference Sunday. Narathiwat police commander, police Major General Chalermporn Khamkhiew, said shortly before the explosion firecrackers had been delivered.“As of now, we do not see any licence for possession of firecrackers or firecracker sales,” he said.The blast detonated from roughly 1,000kg of gunpowder, he said, causing two holes roughly two metres deep and 6m wide.
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