Fire erupts at Rama VI road community, some houses gutted
A FIRE broke out at a community in Soi 15 off Rama VI road early this morning (June 8) with four to five houses gutted and one injured person sent to Central Hospital for treatment, Amarin TV and PPTVHD36 said. At 7.51 a.m. a report was received via 199 emergency hotline of the blaze […]
Read MoreShort circuit likely sparked Pattaya hotel fire
By Naewna and Thai Newsroom AN initial inquiry of a fire that raced across the seventh-floor rooftop bar of a Pattaya hotel late last night (May 21) suggests that it was likely caused by a short circuit with four people injured and rushed to the hospital. Ten fire trucks quickly arrived at J.A. Plus […]
Read MoreUrgent – Pattaya hotel ablaze, guests being rescued
A FIRE broke out at a hotel in Pattaya at 9 p.m. this evening (May 21) with many guests and staff trapped within and firefighters currently working on rescuing them, PPTVHD36 said. Fortunately there were no initial reports of injuries or fatalities. Fire & Rescue Thailand said on Facebook at 10 p.m. that the […]
Read MoreBerserk Irish man sets fire to condo in Pattaya
IN A fit of jealous rage an Irish man torched his own condominium in Pattaya in the dead of the night locking his girlfriend and child within with the building’s fire alarm also not sounding but fortunately all three were safely rescued and no one else got injured, Amarin TV said this morning (April […]
Read MoreBomb-like object found by roadside, teacher’s residence catches fire in Pattani
A SUSPICIOUS object resembling an explosive device was found by the roadside of Highway 43 with “Pattani independence” spraypainted on this main thoroughfare today (April 18) while a teacher’s residence caught fire last night, Naewna newspaper said this afternoon. The two incidents occurred after Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul visited this Far South province yesterday. […]
Read MoreFire 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 More1 missing, 5 injured as speedboat explodes in Phuket
A SPEEDBOAT undergoing repairs at a pier in Phuket caught fire and then exploded at around 11 a.m. this morning (April 6) with one person missing and five others injured, Amarin TV said. The Phuket Provincial Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Office was alerted of a speedboat named Tequila,registration number 685101413, being engulfed by flames […]
Read MoreArson suspected in blaze that gutted 8 fishing boats
POLICE are investigating possible arson in a big fire that completely destroyed eight fishing boats last night in Nakhon Si Thammarat causing over 10 million baht damage, Amarin TV said this morning (March 20). At around 1 a.m. Pol. Lt. Athorn Thongnak, deputy investigator at Khanom police station in this southern province, was alerted […]
Read MoreOfficials battling big forest fire in Korat
A FIERCE forest fire that erupted last night (Feb. 12) at Sakaerat Environmental Research Station in Nakhon Ratchasima (Korat) province has already spread across nearly 4,000 rai as officials urgently spraying water and set up firebreaks to contain it, Amarin TV said. The severe forest fire broke out at 8.40 p.m. within this research […]
Read MoreOfficials battling big forest fire in Korat
A FIERCE forest fire that erupted last night (Feb. 12) at Sakaerat Environmental Research Station in Nakhon Ratchasima (Korat) province has already spread across nearly 4,000 rai as officials urgently spraying water and set up firebreaks to contain it, Amarin TV said. The severe forest fire broke out at 8.40 p.m. within this research […]
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