Empty oil tanker exploded in Thailand, 8 people missing
The empty tanker was undergoing regular maintenance at Ruammitr Dockyard on the Mae Klong river in Muang district, Kanchanaburi province, when it caught fire and exploded, according to the local Bangkok Post.
An empty oil tanker exploded after catching fire in central Thailand on Tuesday morning, leaving eight workers missing, local media reported.
The Smooth Sea 22 tanker was undergoing regular maintenance at a dockyard on the Mae Klong river in the province of Samut Songkhram, when the incident happened at around 09:17 a. m. local time (02:17 GMT), according to Thai daily newspaper Bangkok Post.
The explosion was reportedly heard and felt within a radius of several kilometers. A number of buildings were damaged while windows were broken in some houses.
The Thai authorities are investigating the cause of the blast, the Bangkok Post reported.
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*Пустой нефтяной танкер Smooth Sea 22 загорелся и взорвался на реке Мэклонг. Восемь рабочих судна числятся пропавшими, в окнах домов поблизости были выбиты стекла. Пожар локализовали.*
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