A fireworks factory exploded in central Thailand on Wednesday, killing at least 20 people and injuring many others, according to the Thai police.
After the blast, the factory, in the middle of a field in Suphan Buri Province, collapsed, leaving nothing but rubble, photographs posted online by Thai media outlets showed.
“Nobody could get out.
Nobody could get out,” said a distraught female resident, who was weeping as she spoke into her mobile phone, in a video posted by Channel 7, a Thai broadcaster.
Another resident who was interviewed by Channel 7 said the blast was so loud that it could be heard almost a kilometer away.
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Thailand, Suphan Buri Province, Thai