47 Killed as Blast Hits Indonesian Fireworks Factory - Police (GRAPHIC VIDEO)

An explosion ripped through a factory in the Indonesian city of Tangerang. A total of 103 workers were inside the facility at the moment of the blast, approximately half of whom are already known to be dead. Warning: graphic content.

According to Tangerang's police chief, 47 people were confirmed dead; he added that he wasn't sure about the number of people "who are still unaccounted for."

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It is believed that an electrical malfunction may have caused the deadly explosion, although an investigation is underway. Tangerang, where the plant is located, is a densely populated city 25 km west of Jakarta in the province of Baten.

Social media users started to upload photos allegedly showing the site of the blast.

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Local media reported that more than 40 people are being treated in hospitals, and the bodies of those killed are being sent to a police hospital in Jakarta for identification.

In September, at least eight people died and 25 more were injured in a fire at a clandestine fireworks factory in India. The fireworks incidents occur often in India during the fall due to the large number of carnivals which make use of pyrotechnics.