ONE of the buildings at Chiang Mai’s famous five-star hotel Dhara Dhevi caught fire overnight and while this has been controlled to a limited area by 4 a.m. there are still flames in the inner area, Naewna newspaper said. There were no reports of any casualties and firefighters worked hard at preventing the blaze
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Villagers set fire to forest to later collect mushrooms
FIREFIGHTERS have been battling to put out a blaze spreading through a forest at Phabong dam area of Mae Hong Son province which local villagers had started in order to later collect mushrooms that would grow there, Naewna newspaper said today (Apr. 20). At 9 a.m. yesterday Mr. Chittiphan Phayam, head of the Forest
Read moreLondon’s Heathrow Airport shut after substation fire
By Reuters and published by CNA BRITAIN’S Heathrow Airport said it would be closed all of Friday (March 21) after a huge fire at a nearby electrical substation wiped out power, disrupting flight schedules around the world. The London Fire Brigade said around 70 firefighters were tackling the blaze in the west of London,
Read moreFire that gutted 3- nation friendship pavilion being investigated
THE Thai army is investigating whether the fire which gutted Trimuk Pavilion, built by Thai, Lao and Cambodian soldiers at the Emerald Triangle bordering the three countries over 30 years ago, was a natural disaster or arson, Naewna newspaper said today (March 5). Maj. Gen. Thanathip Sawangsaeng, spokesman for the Defence Ministry, said this
Read moreAt least 76 people killed in a hotel fire at a ski resort in Turkey
By AP and published by Yahoo!News Ankara, Turkey – A fire raged through a 12-storey hotel at a popular ski resort in northwestern Turkey early Tuesday (Jan. 21) during a school holiday, killing at least 76 people — at least two of them when they jumped from the building to escape the flames, officials
Read moreNavy sends choppers to help put out Chonburi forest fire
NAVY helicopters and fire trucks were sent this morning (Jan. 18) to help put out a forest fire that broke out on Khao Krathing near Bang Saray in Chonburi last night with the public reassured that it is being contained and will likely be put out today, Naewna newspaper said. Navy Commander Adm. Jirapol
Read moreFemale tourist who died in Khao San road hotel fire had just got engaged
A YOUNG Brazilian woman who was among three persons who died in the fire at a six-storey hotel in Khao San road area last night (Dec. 29) had just got engaged last week after her boyfriend popped the question, Amarin TV said this afternoon. Aside from the Brazilian woman who tragically died after getting
Read more9 decommissioned buses gutted in fierce blaze
A FIRE which broke out at a decommissioned bus depot this afternoon (Dec. 25) badly damaged nine old tour buses collectively worth at least 80 million baht but fortunately there were no injuries, Amarin TV said. At 12.50 p.m. Pol. Lt. Col. Senee Kanpawong, an investigation officer at Bang Sao Thong police station, was
Read moreThais, foreigners flee Pattaya condo fire
NEARLY a hundred Thais and foreign tourists rushed out of a luxury condominium in Pattaya in panic after a fire broke out at 3 a.m. this morning (Nov. 1) with three foreigners and a rescue worker getting injured, Amarin TV said. Upon being alerted of a fire breaking out at a seven-storey condominium in Bang
Read moreSocial media mourns heroic boy who died trying to save friends from burning bus
EVEN AS Thai netizens joined the whole country in mourning the tragic death of 23 mainly kindergarten and primary schoolchildren and teachers in a bus that caught fire on Vibhavadi Rangsit road while on a field trip on Monday (Oct. 1), a special focus is on an heroic young boy who had managed to
Read moreInferno bus in use for 54 years
THE BUS that caught fire on Vibhavadi Rangsit road leading to the tragic death of 23 mainly kindergarten and primary schoolchildren and teachers had been in use for 54 years with the engine switched from Isuzu to Benz at a later date, Amarin TV said this morning (Oct. 2). This bus, the second of
Read more25 schoolchildren, teachers die in bus blaze
AS MANY AS 25 schoolchildren and teachers died after their bus caught fire in front of the National Memorial on Vibhavadi Rangsit road at 12.25 p.m. today (Oct. 1) with 19 others who escaped being rushed to hospital, Amarin TV and Thai Rath newspaper said. This bus, the second of a convoy of three,
Read moreFire at marijuana farm warehouse in Phuket causes 3m baht damage
A FIRE that raged through a warehouse in Phuket where marijuana was grown this morning (Sep. 15) caused at least 3 million baht damage but there were no casualties, Thai Rath newspaper said. At 7.26 a.m. Pol. Lt. Thanphisit Muangchan, an investigator at Thalang police station, inspected the marijuana farm warehouse in Si Sunthon
Read moreStill unclear where Chinatown fire started with 60 houses likely gutted
FORENSIC Police started investigating last night’s huge inferno at Trok Pho community on Yaowarat road but as yet are unable to determine exactly where it started amid difficult conditions with water still being sprayed at some spots to prevent the fire from reigniting, Thai Rath newspaper said this afternoon (July 7). It is as
Read moreAirport Link Ramkhamhaeng station reopens after fire guts 30 adjacent shops
A PREDAWN fire that gutted 30 shops at a plaza next to Airport Rail Link ‘s Ramkhamhaeng Station led to its closure from 4.30 onwards but it was reopened at 8.29 a.m., Naewna newspaper said today (July 1). Although this station is operating again, passengers have to climb stairs because the escalators are not
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 more‘Chatuchak mother’ wins the hearts of netizens
By Naewna and Agencies – published by CNA THE BIG fire that ripped through over a hundred shops at Chatuchak weekend market on Tuesday morning (June 11) killing more than 1,000 pets and exotic animals also left scores injured with one of them, a cat nicknamed “Chatuchak mother”, helping attract attention to their plight,
Read moreSquirrel to blame for cables catching fire in Chonburi
A BUNCH of electrical and communication cables caught fire in an alley within Saha Group Industrial Park in Sri Racha district, Chonburi, today (May 12) with a video clip taken by a resident showing that it was a squirrel that sparked the blaze, Naewna newspaper said. The video clip of the fire racing along
Read moreRayong gas tank fire under control after raging for 6 hours
FIREFIGHTERS battling a big blaze at a tank farm within Map Ta Phut port in Rayong’s Mueang district since morning succeeded in controlling it at 4.50 p.m. after it had raged for six hours, TV Channel 7 said today (May 9). Looking at Map Ta Phut Tank Terminal Co. Ltd. complex from a high
Read moreUpdate: 3rd gas tank has exploded, 4th one at risk
THE HUGE fire that engulfed two pyrolysis gasoline tanks in Rayong has now spread to a third one causing it to explode with firefighters and officials fighting to prevent it from spreading to a fourth tank, Amarin TV said this afternoon (May 9). Authorities battling to control this big blaze at Map Ta Phut
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