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Bangkok Post – Minister backs proper factory rules for fireworks makers

Suphan Buri explosion tragedy underlines need to update regulation of dangerous business

Debris is scattered near the site of Wednesday’s explosion that claimed 22 lives in Suphan Buri. (Photo: Suphan Buri Highway Rescue Association)

The government is considering applying conventional factory regulations to small-scale fireworks producers, in the hope of improving both engineering and safety standards.

Industry Minister Pimphattra Wichaikul proposed the idea on Thursday following a blast a day earlier that left at least 23 workers dead at a fireworks factory in Suphan…

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