Flames from a PTT gas pipe explosion in Bang Bo district, Samut Prakan province, on Thursday afternoon. (Photo: JS100 traffic radio Facebook page)
SAMUT PRAKAN: Two elderly women were confirmed killed and 28 other people injured when a PTT gas pipe exploded in a ball of fire in Bang Bo district on Thursday afternoon.
People ran in panic from nearby homes, some of which were seen in flames. Students fled in fear from an adjoining school.
Two elderly women were killed, both in their 80s and one of them bed-ridden.
Pol Maj Gen Yingyos Thepchamnong, police spokesman, said the gas pipe exploded on 200 Years Road, opposite Preng police station in Bang Bo district.
Flames quickly spread, and residents of nearby houses fled to safety.
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