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An explosion ripped through a firework warehouse in Thailand, killing nine people and injuring more than 100, a senior official said. The blast on Saturday in the town of Sungai Kolok, in the southern province of Narathiwat, is thought to have been caused by welding during construction work on the building. Footage on local media showed a huge plume of smoke rising into the air and numerous shops, homes and vehicles badly damaged