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47 killed, dozens injured in Indonesia fireworks factory fire

At least 47 people have been killed and dozens more injured in a blaze that tore through a fireworks factory outside Jakarta, police said Thursday.

TANGERANG: At least 47 people have been killed and dozens more injured in a blaze that tore through a fireworks factory outside Jakarta, police said Thursday, triggering explosions and sending plumes of black smoke into the air.

"In total 47 people died. We don't know for sure the number of people who are still unaccounted for," Harry Kurniawan, Tangerang Kota police chief, told Kompas TV.

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