(MENAFN- Saudi Press Agency) BANGKOK Jumada II 5 1437 Mar 14 2016 SPA -- Eight people died at the headquarters of one of Thailand's largest banks when workers accidentally triggered the release of fire extinguishing chemicals during an upgrade of the building's safety system AP cited officials as saying Monday.
Seven other people were injured in the accident which occurred Sunday night in the basement of the Siam Commercial Bank's headquarters in Bangkok.
The bank said in a statement that an initial investigation found that the accident was caused by "negligence on the part of our contractors hired to improve fire protection in the building."
--SPA
13:32 LOCAL TIME 10:32 GMT
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