10 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 […]
Read MoreHuge effort by several agencies helped extinguish the blaze
IN A Facebook post Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said this morning (July 6) that he was closely monitoring the massive fire at the foam and plastic pellets factory in Samut Prakan throughout while revealing the names of agencies involved and materials used in extinguishing it, Amarin TV said. After commending the bravery of firefighters […]
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