14 killed in explosion at fireworks factory

A massive explosion at a fireworks factory in central Thailand today killed 14 people, including a four-year-old boy, and injured two others, a police official said.

About 20 workers were at the Boonlue fireworks factory in the ancient Thai capital of Ayuthaya when the blast occurred Sunday afternoon, causing the building’s roof to collapse, police Maj. Gen. Wanchai Thanakit said. The two injured workers were hospitalised.