Explosion at chemical factory kills 1, injures 60 published : 5 Jul 2021 at 10:41 updated: 5 Jul 2021 at 16:44 An injured victim is carried away from the flames at the burning Ming Dih Chemical factory in Bang Phli district, Samut Prakan, on Monday. (Rescue foundations photo) UPDATE: One rescuer was killed and more than 60 people injured in an overnight explosion and fire at a chemical factory that continued to send black smoke into the sky in Samut Prakan late into Monday afternoon. Rescue foundations reported one of their firefighters was killed by the fire and 12 others were injured. Fifty other people were also hurt. The explosion occurred about 2.50am at the Taiwanese-owned Ming Dih Chemical Co factory which produces plastic foam.