A fire raged through a polyester factory in Rayong’s Map Ta Phut Industrial Estate late Thursday night, with firefighters taking one hour to control the blaze. No casualties were reported.

Fire engines were mobilised from Map Ta Phut itself and from nearby factories to control the fire at Indorama Polyester Industries Plc, a major producer of polyester fibre, on I-2 Road in the industrial estate.

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