AN early morning fire at a three-storey house in a luxury estate in Thawi Wattana district caused the structure to collapse killing at least three persons, one a resident and two volunteer firefighters, with many more of the latter trapped in the rubble, Sanook.com said today (April 3). Volunteer firefighters bravely went into the
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Big forest fire at Chaing Mai’s Doi Samoeng still raging
CHIANG MAI’S firefighters are having a tough time putting out a severe forest fire that broke out on Doi Samoeng mountain at 8 p.m. last night and although managing to partly control it, the blaze is still raging today (March 30), Sanook.com said. Mr, Chakra Dityanan, head of Royally Initiated Samoeng Forest Fire Control Station
Read moreForest fire erupts at nearby Nakhon Nayok province
A FOREST fire broke out in Nakhon Nayok province that is just 106 kilometres from Bangkok this afternoon (March 29) with officials and local people quickly helping to put it out, Siam Rath newspaper said. The fire at Khao Noi in Phrommani subdistrict, Muang district, erupted because of the current hot weather but if there
Read moreChoppers help fight fierce fire at Chiang Mai national park
HELICOPTERS from the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation flew 19 trips to help put out an uncontrollable forest fire on the south side of Doi Suthep-Pui National Park in Chiang Mai province yesterday (March 10) but by nightfall, after spraying 57,000 liters of water, only managed to reduce it by 50 percent, TV Channel
Read moreFire guts downtown plastic factory, four houses
A FIERCE fire that took 45 minutes to extinguish broke out at a plastic factory in Sathupradit Soi 24 around noon today (Feb. 21) completely destroying the single-storey plant and four adjacent houses but there were no fatalities, Thai Rath newspaper said. Pol. Lt. Col. Phattharaphong Wichaidit, duty officer at Phraya Krai police station, was
Read moreMan penniless after mobile phone fire guts house
A MAN in Trat province plunged into financial ruin after a mobile phone left charging by his grandchildren exploded and triggered a fire that completely gutted his two-storey wooden house, Amarin TV reported this afternoon (Jan. 14). Pol. Lt. Kasipat Jaroonroj, duty officer at Laem Ngop station, was alerted to the fire at Mr. Thawin
Read moreKhon Kaen’s dinosaur statue catches fire moments before being dismantled
A MUCH-LOVED dinosaur statue in Khon Kaen’s Mueang district suddenly burst into flames just as it was being dismantled after having suffered severe damage through various road accidents and vibration, Thai Rath newspaper reported this evening (Jan. 13). Called “Nong Dino”, this statue is one of four prehistoric creatures built in 2012 in different corners
Read moreSenator calls for probe of fire-hit yacht co-owned by Thanathorn
A SENATOR and several netizens zeroed in on Progressive Movement leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit after news spread that he is a co-owner of the luxury yacht that was hit by a fire on Wednesday Dec. 23 causing three-million-baht damage, Naewna newspaper reported this morning (Dec. 25). The yacht, Silvretta, was berthed at Ao Po Grand Marina
Read moreLuxury yacht moored at Phuket marina catches fire
ONE of the yachts moored at Ao Po Grand Marina in Thalang district of Phuket caught fire yesterday but while it was quickly extinguished the blaze still caused three-million-baht damage, INN News and Sanook.com reported today (Dec. 24). The fire broke out at the right aft ladder and spread to the stern. However a security
Read moreCommunication cables in front of Pheu Thai Party HQ burst into flames
A BUNCH of tangled communications cables in front of Pheu Thai Party headquarters on New Petchburi road caught fire at 3.17 p.m. today (Nov. 22) leading to heavy traffic congestion both inbound and outbound, INN News and Sanook.com reported. Firemen from Bangkapi station and Metropolitan Electricity Authority officials quickly rushed to the scene to put
Read moreFire guts 17 bungalows on Koh Phi Phi
A HILLSIDE resort on a Koh Phi Phi island off southern Krabi province was hit by fire that destroyed 17 of its 20 bungalows at around noon yesterday, Thai Rath newspaper reported this morning (Nov. 13, 2020). That there were no injures is because the resort, Phi Phi Hill Bamboo, is closed as there are
Read moreCommunication cables burst into flames in Pattaya
SOME badly tangled communication cables suddenly caught fire in front of a convenience store in Pattaya this morning (Oct. 16) leading to disruption of services provided by various companies in the neighbourhood, Siam Rath newspaper reported. Policemen at Pattaya city station rushed to the site of the cable fire at Hanuman bend on Pattaya 2
Read moreTOWERING INFERNO Huge fire engulfs 33-storey block of flats in South Korea
By Jon Lockett, The Sun A HORROR blaze has ripped through a 33-storey tower block in South Korea sending burning debris tumbling to the ground below. Shocking images and videos posted online show giant flames engulfing one side of the apartment building – which is home to around 130 families. The inferno – believed
Read moreTots unhurt in Sukhumvit kindergarten blaze
AN ELECTRIC school van burst in flames which spread to another van and also burnt down part of a kindergarten in Sukhumvit soi 38 today (Oct. 2) but fortunately none of the small pupils were harmed as they were having lunch in another building, Siam Rath newspaper reported. Pol. Lt. Col. Eklak Siriyotsophon, an investigator
Read moreMystery fire at Govt House guts two motorcycles
By Thai Newsroom Reporters MOTORBIKES PARKED in the premises of Government House caught a mystery fire in the middle of last night. Two of the four motorcycles, owned by some employees attached to Government House and parked alongside one another, were damaged beyond repair and the two others were slightly damaged by the blaze, which
Read moreWoman and grandson die hugging each other in house fire
A WOMAN and her grandson hugged each other as they were burnt to death when their wooden house within a school compound in adjacent Pathum Thani province caught fire this morning (June 7), Sanook.com reported. At 10 a.m. Pol Col Kachorn Chatrakaew, deputy inspector at Pathum Thani city station, rushed to Bang Dua Temple School
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