BANGKOK: Eight people died and seven were injured when they accidentally triggered a fire extinguisher system in the headquarters of a major Thai bank, releasing a suffocating cloud of chemicals, officials said Monday.
The accident occurred late Sunday night in the basement of the Siam Commercial Bank (SCB), one of the country’s largest financial institutions.
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