JAKARTA: The owner of an Indonesian fireworks factory where 47 people died after a blaze tore through the building is being questioned, police said Friday, as labor organizations said the incident has exposed inadequate workplace safety standards. AdvertisementsThe ferocious fire at the factory outside Jakarta was one of Indonesia’s worst industrial accidents in recent memory—triggering explosions and sending plumes of black smoke into the air. Jakarta police spokesman Argo Yuwono said investigators were still scouring the burnt-out scene and had begun interviewing witnesses, including three staff members and the owner. “When the incident happened the owner was in Malaysia, but he immediately returned upon hearing and he has been questioned,” Yuwono said. Local residents and police knocked down part of the wall of the factory compound, allowing workers to escape.

Source: Manila Times October 27, 2017 15:11 UTC