Thailand to probe fireworks plant blast

MUEANG SUPHAN BURI, Thailand — Rescue workers carried out the grim task on Thursday of recovering the remains of the 23 apparent victims of a fireworks factory explosion in central Thailand.

Thai authorities said they will take time to investigate the cause of the blast.

Only part of the building frame stood at the site of the devastated factory in an otherwise empty rice field in rural Suphan Buri Province the day after the blast.