http://www.bangkoktimesonline.com<br /><br />Officials check the area after a Lunar New Year celebration in central Thailand, Saphan Buri province<br /><br />A Chinese New Year celebration in Thailand turned into a tragedy as festive fireworks sparked a blaze. Four people died and almost 90 were injured, while more than 100 homes burnt down.<br /><br />Authorities believe that flames from a faulty firework set off a pile of unused rockets at the display in the town of Suphan Buri, about 100 kilometers northwest of Bangkok.<br /><br />Deputy Prime Minister Chumpol Silpa-archa and his brother, former Prime Minister Banharn Silpa-archa attended the New Year celebration.<br /><br />The four people killed by the explosion and blaze were three organizers and a female spectator, who died of her injuries early Wednesday, according to a local government official.<br /><br />Authorities set up tents on Tuesday night to house people evacuated from the area.<br /><br />Thailand has a large ethnic Chinese population, and the advent of the Year of the Dragon has been widely celebrated across the country.<br /><br />For more news and videos, please go to:<br /><br />http://bangkoktimesonline.com/en/news/videos/thailand
