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DNA of kin to identify Thai fireworks factory victims
Updated On: 19 January, 2024 06:47 AM IST | Bangkok | Agencies
The damage to the site and the condition of the bodies made the number of victims difficult to determine
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Only part of the building frame stood at the site. Pic/AP
Rescue workers carried out the grim task Thursday of recovering the remains of the 23 apparent victims of a fireworks factory explosion in central Thailand. Only part of the building frame stood at the site of the devastated factory in an otherwise-empty rice field in rural Suphan Buri province the day after the blast.
The damage to the site and the condition of the bodies made the number of victims difficult to determine. Families and friends of the victims gathered at a temple where remains were being stored, to report missing loved ones and provide DNA samples to help identify the remains, but uniformed local officials sought to keep reporters from speaking with them. Several of the bereaved openly wept.
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