Firecracker explosion

At least 9 killed as firecrackers explode at warehouse in Thailand

The firecrackers set off a fire on Saturday at the unauthorised warehouse at the Muno market in Su-ngai Kolok district in the southern province of Narathiwat bordering Malaysia, Narathiwat's Governor Sanan Phongaksorn said.

"There are 10 deaths plus the remains of two unidentified persons, which were sent for DNA checks," Sanan said.

He said 121 people were injured, two severely, while 111 had been discharged from hospital, he said. "But there should be no more deaths."

Explosion on Taiwan commuter train injures 24

Witnesses reported hearing a loud blast before the sixth rail car burst into flames in the capital of Taipei, the news agency reported.

National Police Agency Director General Chen Kuo-en said an explosive that looked like a firecracker was the suspected culprit, the news agency reported.