At least 23 people have been killed and dozens injured after an explosion and fire at an Indonesian fireworks factory, police say.
The fire broke out at an industrial complex in Tangerang, a satellite city of Jakarta.
“"There are 103 workers in total working for this factory," Nico Afinta, director of general crime at Jakarta Police, told Indonesia's Kompas TV.
He said 43 injured people had been taken to hospital, and that the remains of 23 victims had been found.
A firefighter on the scene said the victims had been burned beyond recognition.
“Those who died are completely unrecognizable, totally burnt,” Oni Sahroni told Metro TV.
Parts of the building collapsed after being gutted by the blaze which scorched nearby cars. Witnesses reported hearing two major blasts erupt from the site.
The factory — part of a complex that borders a residential area — had only been operating for six weeks, district government official Toni Rustoni told Metro TV.
The blaze, which broke out in the morning, was brought under control by late afternoon and authorities were working to recover the victims’ bodies from the building.
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