All safely escape from diving tourist boat ablaze off Khao Lak
A DIVING tourist boat with 26 people aboard caught fire at 4 a.m. this morning (Apr. 12) around 13 nautical miles from Thap Lamu pier at Khao Lak, Phang Nga, and all managed to escape safely, Naewna newspaper said. Upon being alerted of the fire via its hotline 1465 the Thai Maritime Enforcement Command […]
Read MoreFire spreads to second gas tank in Rayong
FIREMEN were unable to control a big blaze that engulfed a pyrolysis gasoline tank at Map Ta Phut Industrial Estate and the fire has now spread to a second one with five persons seriously injured, Amarin TV said today (May 9), At 11 a.m. as firemen and other officials were fighting the blaze with […]
Read MoreInternet abuzz over electric motorbike catching fire
AS photos of an electric motorcycle catching fire at Kasetsart University this morning (Oct. 19) went viral on social media platforms, a lot of Thai netizens commented that this was why they don’t dare ride one, Sanook.com said. Photos of this electric motorbike ablaze were shared multiple times after JS100 Radio posted them at […]
Read MoreAngry owner sets sedan on fire after repeated problems
THE OWNER of a car repair garage in Udon Thani this afternoon (Mar. 5) set his sedan on fire after recurring problems with the electrical system and said afterwards he has no regrets and is much happier, TV Channel 7 said. At 1.30 p.m. Pol. Lt. Col. Bamrung Naebchidchai, deputy chief of Ban Phue […]
Read MoreFuel tanker flips, bursts into flames in Lamphun
A SECOND fuel tanker was involved in an accident just three days after the horrific crash in Buriram province with this one being a semi-trailer tanker that flipped over and burst into flames in Lamphun province killing one person, Thai Rath newspaper and TV Channel 7 reported today (Nov. 1, 2020). The accident occurred at […]
Read MoreDriver flees blazing car after crash
POLICE are searching for the owner of an Opel sedan who was seen in a surveillance camera clip fleeing after miraculously getting out of his vehicle that caught fire moments after he had smashed it against a road barrier, Thai Rath newspaper reported this morning (Oct. 5, 2020). Pol. Lt. Col. Wuttikorn Yuensuk, an investigator […]
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