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Explosion, fire on ferry off Chumphon, passengers injured

Thick smoke billows from the burning passenger boat, about 5 kilometres off the coast of Chumphon on Wednesday afternoon. (Photo: Chumphonkarnkusolsongkhoh foundation Facebook page)

Passengers were reported injured by an explosion and fire aboard a passenger ferry on the Chumphon-Koh Tao route, in the sea about 3 kilometres off the Chumphon coast, on Wednesday afternoon.

Police and rescue workers raced to help injured passengers off the burning boat, near Koh Ka in tambon Hat Sairee, in Muang district, Chumphon. The injured mostly suffered burns.

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