At least 47 dead in Indonesian fireworks explosion
Posted Oct 26, 2017 07:24:59 AM.
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Indonesian police say the death toll from an inferno at a fireworks factory outside Jakarta has risen to 47.
Tangerang police chief Hary Kurniawan says the death toll could rise further as many of the dozens of injured have extensive burns.
He said all 47 bodies recovered so far were found in the remains of the factory and a search is continuing.
The fire began Thursday morning at the factory next to a residential area in Tangerang, a city in Banten province on the western outskirts of Jakarta.
A police report said the fire spread after an explosion and that the factory’s roof had collapsed.
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