Two explosions and a fire at a fireworks factory in the western outskirts of Indonesia’s capital killed 47 people and injured dozens on Thursday, police said, and the death toll was expected to rise. Thick plumes of dark smoke billowed from a factory warehouse in the Tangerang district of Jakarta, an industrial and manufacturing hub on the island of Java, TV broadcasts showed. At least 47 people were killed in an explosion at a fireworks factory in Indonesia Thursday: https://t.co/ujIMlQtWXd pic.twitter.com/cnvTrUb8fU — WOWT 6 News (@WOWT6News) October 26, 2017“From the manifest we obtained, there were 103 workers. There are 47 bodies.”An official had earlier put the death toll at 30. A search and rescue official, Deden Nurjaman, said bodies were still inside and he expected the death toll to climb.

Source: Dhaka Tribune October 26, 2017 12:56 UTC