Indonesia fireworks factory explosion: 47 people dead

     Written by : SMTV24x7 | Thu, Oct 26, 2017, 04:21 PM

Jakarta Oct 26: In a tragic incident,47 people have died in Indonesia due to an explosion in the factory.Sources said that the incident took place at 9 Am local time on Thursday. The Tangerang police chief Harry Kurniawan said that "In total 47 people died. We don't know
for sure the number of people who are still unaccounted for".

Currently, many people have been injured and being treated at a local hospital after two major explosions broke out in a factory outside Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia.



The police have also said that "the fire began Thursday morning next to a residential area in Tangerang, in the western outskirts of Jakarta. The blaze triggered further explosions, sending plumes of black smoke into the air."

Finally, they said that probe is on to find out what might have triggered the explosion. Further details awaited.