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16:09, 26-Oct-2017
Dozens killed after firecracker factory catches fire near Indonesia's Jakarta
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A blaze tore through a fireworks factory in Tangerang city near Indonesia's capital Jakarta on Thursday, triggering explosions and sending plumes of black smoke into the air.
Update at 18:15 BJT
At least 47 people have been killed in the blaze, reported AFP citing police officials.
"In total 47 people died. We don't know for sure the number of people who are still unaccounted for," Harry Kurniawan, Tangerang Kota police chief said.
Firefighters and policemen inside an explosion at a fireworks factory
at Kosambi village in Tangerang, Indonesia Banten province, October 26, 2017. /Reuters Photo
Firefighters and policemen inside an explosion at a fireworks factory at Kosambi village in Tangerang, Indonesia Banten province, October 26, 2017. /Reuters Photo
Updated at 17:25 BJT
The death toll has climbed to at least 30 in the explosion and fire at a fireworks factory in Tangerang city near Indonesia's capital Jakarta.
At least 46 others were injured in the accident.
Most of the bodies were found in a production room of the factory, a firefighter said at the scene.
Updated at 16:42 BJT
A firecracker factory in Tangerang city near Indonesia's capital Jakarta caught fire on Thursday, killing 27 and injuring many others, firefighters at the scene told local TV.
Indonesian police officers check bodies after an explosion at a fireworks
factory at Kosambi village in Tangerang, Banten province, Indonesia October 26,
2017. /Reuters Photo
Indonesian police officers check bodies after an explosion at a fireworks factory at Kosambi village in Tangerang, Banten province, Indonesia October 26, 2017. /Reuters Photo
The fire broke out at about 9 a.m. local time in an industrial complex in Tangerang. Firefighters were still battling the blaze in the mid-afternoon, according to local media.
The cause of the fire is still unknown.
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