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A series of explosions, going off concurrently with a Chinese New Year fireworks in Suphan Buri, killed four people, one of them a fireman, and seriously wounded 20 others.

The explosions also set 50 homes ablaze. The fireworks display at Dragon Park in Suphan Buri's Muang district kicked off at around 7.30pm, before several blasts started taking place, injuring several members of the public who were viewing the display. Exact numbers of those wounded were not available.

Also, fires were seen erupting at several locations at press time, though certain reports said the blazes had been brought under control.

Veteran politician Jongchai Thingtham said the explosions had taken place during the final set of the display, and politicians Banharn and Chumphol Silapa-archa, who were among the crowd, were not hurt by the blasts.

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