Thailand factory explosion shakes family's home as dozens are injured

Published date: Mon, 05 Jul 2021 18:42:54 +0700

Thousands of residents have been evacuated after at least one person was killed and 60 were injured from an explosion at a plastics factory in Thailand this morning.

The blast ripped through the building in Samut Prakan on the outskirts of the capital Bangkok at around 3 am local time (July 5) sending an orange glow into the night sky followed by plumes of thick black smoke.