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In pictures: Fireworks factory inferno kills 47 after victims trapped inside
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An aerial view of the decimated fireworks factory in Kosambi, Tangerang. (Warta Kota/Alex Suban)
F
orty-seven people were killed and another 46 injured in a blaze that engulfed a fireworks factory on Thursday morning in Kosambi, Tangerang.
The building was initially reported to have been locked during the inferno, which might have caused the slow evacuation of the victims. However, police later said an explosion at another building near the main door of the factory had prevented the victims from escaping quickly.
Witnesses said they heard several explosions before the fire broke out at around 9 a.m., destroying nearly the whole building.
