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More than 20 people killed in explosion at Indonesian fireworks factory, dozens injured More than 20 people killed in explosion at Indonesian fireworks factory, dozens injured
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An explosion and fire rocked a fireworks factory west of Jakarta on Thursday, killing at least 27 and injuring 35, according to Reuters, citing media. However, Indonesian police report of 23 killed and 43 people taken to the hospital, according to Nico Afinta from the Jakarta police, who spoke to Kompas TV. Those who died are unrecognizable, he added. “We are still evacuating victims,” Tangerang Kota police chief Harry Kurniawan told AFP. The number of victims is likely to increase, Afinta said. Local TV coverage and media posted online shows plumes of dark smoke rising from the Tangerang factory. An explosion at a fireworks factory in Indonesia has killed at least 30 people and injured dozens more, according to Reuters, citing officials. Earlier, police told Kompas TV that 23 had been killed and 43 had been taken to hospital. The bodies of those who had died were unrecognisable, said Nico Afinta of the Jakarta police, who added that the number of fatalities is likely to increase. “We are still evacuating victims,” Tangerang Kota police chief Harry Kurniawan told AFP. Local TV coverage and images posted online show plumes of dark smoke rising from the Tangerang factory, west of Jakarta.