The death toll from a fireworks explosion at a warehouse in Narathiwat on Saturday is now 12, with 121 injured and 292 houses damaged or totally destroyed.
Of the 121 injured, 111 had returned home. Ten were admitted to Sungai Kolok Hospital for treatment, with one in a serious condition.
Narathiwat's governor said the place was initally opened as a grocery shop. The owner then obtained permission to expand it to become a warehouse. It was believed to have been used to store fireworks without permission.
The explosion was believed to have been caused by sparks from a nearby welding shop.
The blast from around 1,000 kilogrammes of gunpowder caused two holes roughly two metres deep and six metres wide.
Most of the residents nearby were unaware fireworks had been stored in the warehouse. The building doors had been closed most of the time.
The huge blast damaged 292 houses nearby, totally destroying 50 of them.
