Three killed in ethanol factory explosion
Three workers were killed and another severely injured in an explosion at an ethanol factory in Khon Kaen Monday morning.
Police said the explosion occurred at the Thai Ethanol Power Plc’s factory on Mittraparp Road in Nonesila district at 9:40 am.
A preliminary investigation found that the explosion was triggered by a welder that a worker was used to fix a ruptured bio-gas tank inside the factory. The bio-gas tank was located near the ethanol storage tank.
