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5km security radius imposed after massive explosion, fire at chemical factory in Thailand

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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.

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