Black smoke billows from the fire at the Thai Kong rubber glove factory in Kantang district, Trang, on Sunday. The fire began at the rubber glove factory of Thai Kong Co in tambon Khuan Thani, Kantang district, early on Sunday. According to the company's own information sheet, Thai Kong was founded by investors from Bangkok with registered capital of 625 million baht. It is the first manufacturer of rubber gloves for medical use in Trang. The factory has about 2,000 employees, with the capacity to produce 4 billion pairs of rubber gloves annually from about 30,000 tonnes of latex.

Source: Bangkok Post February 05, 2018 05:26 UTC