A KHON KAEN MP who had joined several agencies and community leaders in inspecting a large chemical factory on May 1 after years-long complaints of wastewater being discharged into farmland has filed a police report after receiving death threats, Amarin TV said today (May 12). As the villagers had also filed a complaint with
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Fire engulfs foam factory in Bangna with thick smoke spreading out
A FIERCE FIRE broke out at a foam factory in Bangna-Trat kilometre 13 area this evening (April 8) with thick, black smoke spreading in the sky but flights at Suvarnabhumi Airport were not disrupted, Amarin TV said. The big fire erupted at Wanli Packing Enterprise Co., Ltd. located at Bang Chalong subdistrict, Bang Phli
Read moreFire rages at rubber factory in Samut Sakhon
A BIG FIRE broke out at a rubber product manufacturing and distribution factory in Samut Sakhon City district at 10.17 a.m. this morning (July 7) with firefighters battling the blaze, TV Channel 7 and Fire & Rescue Thailand said. Initial investigation revealed that the fire had started at an oil pipeline within the factory
Read moreOne dead, nine missing in tissue paper factory blaze
A FIRE that broke out at a tissue paper factory within Hemaraj Industrial Estate in Saraburi province at 11.45 a.m. this morning (June 30) left one person dead, 26 injured and nine missing, Thai Rath newspaper and Amarin TV said this evening. While the fire at this three-storey factory building has been contained to
Read moreMany people trapped in big factory fire
A BIG FIRE is spreading through a tissue paper factory at Hemaraj Industrial Estate in Nong Kae district, Saraburi province, today (June 30) with several people trapped in the buildings, Amarin TV said. Officials are investigating the cause of the fire while firefighters battle the blaze amid the danger of gas tanks exploding at
Read moreExplosion at gas-filling factory with many workers trapped within
A GAS-FILLING factory in Suphan Buri exploded at 2 p.m. today (July 11) with many employees trapped within as fire continued to rage, TV Channel 7 and Amarin TV said. Police have cordoned off the area near the factory in Derm Bang Nang Buat district while rescuers have arrived to help the victims as
Read moreRayong chemical factory fire was arson: Police
POLICE investigation of recent fires at chemical factories in Rayong and Ayutthaya shows that the former was arson and arrest warrants will soon be issued for five to 10 suspects, TV Channel 7 said this evening (June 28). Pol. Lt. Gen. Thathchai Pitanilaputra, assistant national police chief, held a meeting today to follow up
Read moreAmmonia leak at ice factory sends scores to hospital
OVER a hundred people were hospitalised in Chonburi last night (Apr. 17) after ammonia leaked at an ice factory with people living within a kilometre radius of the plant told to evacuate, Amarin TV said this morning. At 11.30 p.m. a disaster relief/rescue team took technicians wearing self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) kits into Bang
Read moreChonburi paper warehouse fire still raging, 1-2 days more to extinguish it
AFTER MORE than 10 hours passed since a fire broke out at a warehouse of a paper factory in Chonburi in the early hours of the morning (Apr. 6) officials said it will take another one to two days to extinguish it, TV Channel 7 said. At 3.30 a.m. Pol. Maj. Wirat Trakulthai, an
Read more21 dead in fireworks factory blast, 2 more being identified
THE LATEST death toll at a fireworks factory explosion this afternoon (Jan. 17) is 21 with remains of two others still being verified, Thai Rath newspaper quoted police as saying late tonight. Deputy Police Chief Pol. Gen. Kittirat Panphet said upon inspecting the site of the explosion in Sala Khao subdistrict, in central Suphan
Read more4 dead, scores injured as fireworks warehouse explodes in Narathiwat
A VIOLENT explosion at a firecracker warehouse in southern Narathiwat province this afternoon (July 29) killed four people and injured 90 others with many still trapped in their damaged houses as rescuers have difficulty in reaching them, Sanook.com said. At 3 p.m. Su-ngai Kolok charity web page posted a message that an explosion at
Read more10 injured in Chiang Mai fireworks factory explosion
A FIREWORKS factory in Chiang Mai exploded this afternoon (July 24) injuring 10 people and damaging five houses with three of them completely levelled, Thai Rath newspaper said. At 12.27 p.m. Pol. Col. Thongchai Kannika, superintendent of Doi Saket police station, was alerted of a blast at the fireworks factory and quickly sent firemen
Read more‘Big Joke’: Some people bought cyanide to commit suicide
POLICE investigation shows that a factory that sold cyanide to serial killings suspect Ms. Sararat Rangsiwutthaporn, or Am, had also sold some bottles to traders who in turn sold them to the general public with around nine to ten of the buyers having used it to commit suicide, Naewna newspaper said this evening (May
Read morePolice raid illegal silicone implant factory supplying to a big clinic
A TEAM of Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) and Consumer Protection police together with Food and Drug Administration officials raided an illegal factory in Suphanburi producing silicone implants for nose and forehead with one of its clients being a well-known beauty clinic in Bangkok with nationwide branches, Naewna newspaper said this afternoon (Dec. 23). Pol.
Read moreBig plastic factory ablaze in Songkhla, 2 workers injured
A LARGE plastic factory in Hat Yai district of southern Songkhla province caught fire at noon today (Oct. 2) injuring two workers as it spread rapidly and engulfed the entire plant, Amarin TV said. Thick black smoke spread from the fire that raged violently with plastic being very flammable. Because the blaze started within the
Read moreScores in Nonthaburi affected by chemical leak in Nakhon Pathom
FUMES from a major chemical spill at a factory in Nakhon Pathom early this morning (Sept. 22) spread to Nonthaburi leading to over 200 people suffering from burning eyes and nose but none needed hospitalisation while many schools shut for the day, Matichon newspaper said. The chemical spill occurred at Indorama Polyester Industries Ltd.
Read moreFire at Sukhumvit condo, 5 firefighters hurt in paper factory blaze
A FIRE broke out at a condominium in Sukhumvit Soi 61 at 11.16 a.m. today (Dec. 3) but this has been extinguished while five firefighters got injured at the Samut Prakan paper factory blaze that raged for five hours last night before it was brought under control, Sanook.com said. By 11.39 a.m. firemen had put
Read more40 fire trucks deployed to fight Samut Prakan paper factory fire
FIREMEN are having a difficult time putting out a blaze at a paper factory in Bang Bo district of Samut Prakan province this evening (Dec. 2), Thai Rath newspaper said. At 6 p.m. today Pol. Lt. Col. Paradorn Pengkot, deputy inspector at Bang Bo police station, was notified of a fire breaking out at
Read moreResidents beyond 1-km radius of gutted factory allowed to return home
WITH the massive fire at the foam and plastic pellets factory now extinguished people living beyond one-kilometre radius of this gutted plant have been allowed to return home from 5 p.m. today (July 7) but King Kaew Soi 19-25 are still under control, Amarin TV said. Samut Prakan Governor Wanchai Kongkasem said King Kaew road
Read moreHeavy rain puts out new fire at plastics factory
DRIVING rain and strong winds helped extinguish a new fire that erupted at the foam and plastics pellets factory in Samut Prakan province at 5 p.m. this evening (July 6), Amarin TV said. Two provincial firefighters got injured when the violent fire at Ming Dih Chemical Company’s factory that raged for over 27 hours from
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