Police Lt. Col. Chaithanan Jirapiyaset said there were initial reports of 52 people injured from the explosion which occurred shortly after sunrise Saturday at the Wat Thepleela Pier, in a working class Bangkok neighborhood.
He said about 70 passengers were on the boat and several jumped off when the explosion occurred. He said 2 of those injured were badly scalded and there were no reports of deaths.
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