A car-bomb explosion in Yala, a city in southern Thailand, has injured 18 people, including four soldiers, police say.
Sunday's blast started a large fire that swept through nearby shops.
Yala is the main city in one of three provinces near the border with Malaysia that have been under emergency rule since 2005.
"There was a bomb hidden in a fire extinguisher in a pick-up truck parked in front of a grocery shop near Siam City Bank," a local police officer said.
Of the casualties, four were seriously wounded, including three of the soldiers, authorities said.
Violence has intensified recently. On January 18, the Thai government extended emergency rule in the country's south for an additional three months, despite rights groups being concerned about the powers the law gives the military.
A security force of more than 60,000 is stationed in the region, battling the fighters.
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