BY A STAFF REPORTER: Nine people were killed and more than 100 injured in an explosion at a fireworks warehouse in Thailand on Saturday.
"There was an explosion at a fireworks storage warehouse in Sungai Kolk," said Sanan Pongaksorn, governor of Narathiwat province. The fire is now under control. Preliminary investigation suggests that the building was under construction and there was a technical glitch during the steel welding process. Numerous shops, houses and vehicles were severely damaged in the blast. "