Drone footage shows destruction caused by deadly firecracker warehouse blast in Thailand

An explosion has ripped through a firework warehouse in Thailand, killing nine people and injuring more than 100, a senior official said. The blast in the town of Sungai Kolok, in the southern province of Narathiwat, on Saturday is thought to have been caused by welding during construction work on the building. Footage on local media showed a huge plume of smoke rising into the air and numerous shops, homes and vehicles badly damaged by the force of the blast – some buildings ablaze and some with their roofs blown off. The broadcaster Thai PBS reported that as many as 500 houses were damaged by the explosion in the border town on the frontier with Malaysia Firecracker warehouse blast kills nine in southern Thailand