Overview

• A July 30 explosion tore through a wooden fireworks workshop in Suphan Buri Province, claiming nine lives.
• Rescue teams reported that two victims remain in critical condition and one sustained injuries during the blast.
• Local police and provincial authorities have launched forensic and explosives analyses to determine the cause of the fire.
• The tragedy follows a January 2024 Suphan Buri explosion that killed about 20 people and a July 2023 warehouse blast in southern Thailand that claimed at least 10 lives.
• Safety advocates warn that unregulated rural production sites and lax licensing requirements continue to heighten risks in the fireworks industry.