<p>Workers at construction sites within a 5-kilometre radius of the Ming Dih Chemical polysterene factory fire were prohibited from evacuating by military personnel following a government order to close construction sites as part of the current Covid-19 lockdown measures.</p>

<p>Southeast Asian parliamentarians warned of the potential health risks&nbsp;following the&nbsp;the Ming Dih Chemical factory explosion in Samut Prakan and urged the Thai government to&nbsp;take immediate and long-term action to tackle the impacts.&nbsp;</p>