JAKARTA: The number of deaths has risen to 47 from Thursday's blast at a fireworks factory on the outskirts of Indonesia's capital, with 46 injured, police spokesman Argo Yuwono told Metro Television.
"There are 47 bodies," Yuwono said. "From the manifest, we obtained there were 103 workers."
Of this latter figure, 46 were injured in the explosion, he said, adding that they were being treated at three nearby hospitals.
Television broadcast images of thick plumes of dark smoke billowing from a warehouse in the Tangerang district of Jakarta, an industrial and manufacturing hub on the island of Java.
Media, quoting witnesses, said there were two explosions, one at around 10am and then another about three hours later, both of which could be heard kilometres away.
Tangerang police chief Harry Kurniawan said the dead were discovered by his officers when they entered the factory warehouse, the Detik.com news portal reported.
Media images of the PT Panca Buana Cahaya Sukses warehouse showed smouldering ash and debris, with the roof completely missing.
The factory had been operating for only two months, media said.
Video: One of the explosions is captured on a mobile phone (may be disturbing to some viewers).
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