Indonesia: At least 47 dead in firecracker factory fire
Baku, October 26, AZERTAC
A fire at a firecracker factory on the outskirts of Jakarta on Thursday led to 47 deaths, police said, according to Anadolu Agency.
A similar number were injured when a fire broke out at the plant in Tangerang, a satellite city of Jakarta.
"About 39 bodies have been evacuated to the National Police Hospital," Jakarta Police spokesman Senior Commissioner Argo Yuwono told Anadolu Agency.
"There are still eight bodies [on site], so the total [number of] victims is 47." He added that 46 wounded had been hospitalized.
"Based on the testimony of witnesses there were 103 workers working in the factory today."
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