ANG THONG — A 66-year-old man was seriously injured when a firework exploded during a funeral ceremony in Ang Thong province on 24 January 2069, police said.
The incident occurred at about 15:30 at Wat Ngiew Rai in Moo 7, Yang Sai subdistrict, Pho Thong district. Police were alerted to a fireworks accident that left one person critically injured.
Police Lt. Col. Sutthi Thuenyai, a deputy investigation officer at Rammasak police station, said officers rushed to the scene after receiving the report. Rescue workers had already taken the injured man to Pho Thong Hospital for urgent treatment.
The victim was later identified as Somyot Sabaiprae, 66. He suffered severe injuries to his right arm, from the shoulder down to the hand, officials said.
Nattapol Boonprasop, a volunteer with the Ruamkatanyu Foundation, said he was called to the area behind the temple’s crematorium, where he found Somyot with extensive damage to his right arm, which was almost severed. First aid was provided before the man was taken to hospital.
According to Somyot, he was lighting fireworks as part of the funeral rites when one firework failed to ignite. He reached into the tube to check it, at which point it detonated, causing the injuries.
Police said they were gathering evidence at the scene and investigating the exact cause of the explosion in line with legal procedures.
