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Samut Prakan, Jul 5 (EFE/EPA).- An explosion at a chemical factory Sunday near Bangkok forced the authorities to impose a security radius of five kilometers in a residential area and near the main airport, given the risk of another blast.The measure was adopted "due to concern that the fire could spread to the chemical tank," a spokesman for the provincial government of Samut Prakan, adjacent to Bangkok and where the factory is located, told EFE.The initial explosion, in a factory that produces polystyrene foam, left about 20 people injured and significant damage in the surroundings, the fire department told EFE. (Camera: DIEGO AZUBEL/RUNGROJ YONGRIT). SHOT LIST: AFTERMATH OF A MASSIVE EXPLOSION AT A FIRE-RAVAGED MING DIH CHEMICAL FACTORY IN BANG PHLI DISTRICT, SAMUT PRAKAN PROVINCE, THAILAND.
New Delhi, Dec 8 (EFE), (Camera: Harish Tyagi/Rajat Gupta).- At least 42 people were killed and 64 injured on Sunday after a fire broke out at a factory in the Indian capital New Delhi, trapping dozens of workers sleeping inside."Until now, we have counted 42 dead and 64 people injured. Some (are) very serious. But there could be more," Delhi Fires Service spokesperson Atul Garg told EFE.The fire broke out around 5.20 am at a factory in the Anaj Mandi area of western Delhi.The factory ran a bag manufacturing unit in a heavily congested area, and police are suspecting that its owners may have flouted safety norms even as the cause that sparked the blaze was not known as yet.FOOTAGE OF THE PLACE WHERE THE FIRE TOOK PLACE, HOSPITAL AND FUNERAL HOME WERE VICTIMS AND DEAD WERE TAKEN TO.
People gather at the site of a massive explosion at a firecracker factory in northern India which left at least 18 dead and up to 16 injured. IMAGES
Three volunteer firefighters died in Peru's capital city after a blaze consumed a shoe factory and part of a medical supply storage facility. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
A massive fire breaks out at a garment factory in India where about 100 workers are feared to be trapped inside. Rough cut (no reporter narration).
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