BANGKOK — A smoldering plastics factory near Bangkok briefly reignited on Tuesday afternoon, hours after rescue teams brought the monster blaze under control in the early hours of the morning.
An explosion at the factory early Monday sent heavy plumes of black smoke across the city skyline, killing one firefighter and injuring 33 people.
The blast occurred around 3 am Monday at Taiwan-owned Ming Dih Chemical Co., located on the outskirts of Bangkok near Suvarnabhumi Airport in Samut Prakan province.
More than 1,600 people had been forced to take temporary shelter at 10 sites.
The cause of the explosion is still unknown.
Authorities said the fire wa…
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