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Tanker explodes, 1 dead, 4 hurt, others missing

The tanker Smooth Sea 22 burns at a dockyard on the Mae Klong river in Muang district, Samut Songkhram, on Tuesday morning. (Photo: EasternFireFighters)

SAMUT SONGKHRAM: One dock worker was confirmed killed and four others injured by an explosion and fire aboard an oil tanker moored for maintenance at a dockyard on the Mae Klong river in Muang districty on Tuesday morning

Seven people were still unaccounted for, provincial governor Somnuek Phromkhiaw said on Tuesday afternoon.

It was earlier reported only that eight workers were missing and that houses were damaged after an explosion and fire aboard the tanker Smooth Sea 22 shortly after 9am.

The tanker, which has a capacity of 6,500 deadweight tonnes, was undergoing regular…

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