Death toll from Thailand fireworks warehouse blast rises to 12; hundreds of people displaced due to blast

More than 100 people were injured in the blast on Saturday afternoon in the town of Sungai Kolok, in the southern Thai province of Narathiwat. - PHOTO: AFP

BANGKOK (dpa): The death toll following an explosion in a warehouse holding fireworks in southern Thailand rose to at least 12 on Sunday, the Bangkok Post reported, citing the Narathiwat provincial authorities.

A further 121 people were injured in Saturday's blast, with 111 discharged from hospital again by Sunday.