A huge explosion and a fire at a factory on the outskirts of the Thai capital has killed at least one person and wounded 29 others, according to officials.
The blast occurred at about 3am on Monday (20:00 GMT Sunday) at a foam and plastic pallet manufacturing factory just outside Bangkok near the city’s main Suvarnabhumi international airport.

It could be heard for kilometers and surveillance footage from a nearby house captured the bright flash and boom, followed by the damage to the home and the one next door from the shockwaves.
“At first it felt like lightning. After that, I heard something drop loudly, and for a while the house started shaking like there was an earthquake,” said Baitong Nisarat, a resident.
Local disaster authorities said 70 houses were damaged and the blazes were still being fought 10 hours after the explosion.
Firefighters could be seen in photos from Thai media climbing through twisted steel wreckage of the Ming Dih complex’s warehouses to get their hoses close enough to the flames as they fought to control the blaze.
The charred body of the only fatality identified so far – a male volunteer rescue worker – lay face down among the wreckage.
Other photos showed nearby homes with their windows blown out and wreckage in the streets, with black smoke billowing over the area.
The cause of the blast had yet to be determined.
Volunteer rescue worker Anyawut Phoampai told Thailand public TV station TPBS that early attempts to find people possibly still in the factory were hampered by the huge flames.
“The flames are quite high so it takes quite an effort,” he said as the rescue effort was under way.
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