<p>Locals, including students from the nearby Preng Wisuttha Tipbodee School, were evacuated as firefighters arrived to control the blaze.</p>

<p>The cause of the fire has yet to be determined.</p>

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Inferno erupts in Samut Prakan

<p>Silapakorn Sangsinchai is a senior journalist covering politics, policy, economy, social and general issues across Thailand and around the world.<br />
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Inferno erupts in Samut Prakan

Samut Prakan residents witnessed a blazing inferno when a gas pipe allegedly exploded in an industrial estate in Bang Bo district on Thursday. No casualties or injuries were reported as of press time.

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