Indonesia: 47 killed, dozens injured in fireworks factory explosions

There are 103 workers in total working for this factory, 43 are injured and being treated in three hospitals.

At least 47 people have been killed and several others injured after explosions rocked a fireworks factory in Indonesia on Thursday.

TV news channels broadcast images of thick plumes of dark smoke billowing from a warehouse in the Tangerang district of Jakarta, an industrial and manufacturing hub on the island of Java.

"There are 103 workers in total working for this factory," Nico Afinta, director of general crime at Jakarta Police, told Indonesia's Kompas TV.

He said 43 people had been injured and were being treated in three hospitals, and that the remains of 23 victims had been found.

Local media reported that death toll is more than announced by police so far.

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