Tour boat catches fire in Ayutthaya, all aboard rescued
A TOUR BOAT of a well-known restaurant in Ayutthaya caught fire in the middle of Chao Pharya river at 2 p.m. today (Apr. 16) but fortunately all 24 tourists and the skipper were rescued by two other boats, TV Channel 7 said. The boat was sailing back to the restaurant when a cloud of […]
Read MoreChonburi paper warehouse fire still raging, 1-2 days more to extinguish it
AFTER MORE than 10 hours passed since a fire broke out at a warehouse of a paper factory in Chonburi in the early hours of the morning (Apr. 6) officials said it will take another one to two days to extinguish it, TV Channel 7 said. At 3.30 a.m. Pol. Maj. Wirat Trakulthai, an […]
Read MoreKoh Tao night boat fire put out, all aboard rescued
THE FIRE that spread on a night boat sailing from Surat Thani’s Don Sak pier to Koh Tao at 6.30 a.m. this morning (Apr. 4) has now been put out with all 97 passengers and 11 crew members safely rescued and taken to this island, Thai Rath newspaper and Sanook.com said this afternoon. This […]
Read MoreNight boat catches fire off Koh Tao, rush to rescue tourists
A NIGHT BOAT, colloquially called “sleeping boat”, caught fire in the sea off Koh Tao, Surat Thani, early this morning (Apr. 4) and boats from many tour companies sailed there to rescue tourists floating in the sea, Matichon newspaper said. A post on Disaster and Mitigation Special Unit’s Facebook page said their rescuers were […]
Read MoreTourists, residents panic as fire breaks out at Pattaya high-rise condo
TOURISTS AND local residents fled in panic after a fire broke out at a unit within a 31-storey luxury condominium building on Second Pattaya road at 1.30 p.m. today (Mar. 16) but this was extinguished in half an hour, Pattaya’s Public Disaster Prevention Department quickly alerted firefighters who rushed to the building with three […]
Read MoreRogue cannonball hits HTMS Kirirat triggering blaze
A FIRE spread on HTMS Kirirat while docked at Laem Thian, Sattahip district, Chonburi province, after being hit by a rogue cannonball accidentally fired by HTMS Chonburi, Matichon newspaper said today (Mar. 14). HTMS Chonburi had sailed out for a drill but a cannonball stuck in a barrel accidentally fired at HTMS Kirirat at […]
Read MoreHuge fire raging on Krabi hill for three days
A HELICOPTER from the Royal Rainmaking and Agricultural Aviation Department made eight trips to drop water on a forest fire raging atop a Krabi hill for three days now and if the blaze worsens this area could be declared a disaster zone and the army asked to help out, Naewna newspaper said this evening […]
Read MoreEnormous damage in Chiang Mai national park fire: Anutin
INTERIOR Minister Anutin Charnivarikul said today (Feb. 27) that he is closely following the forest fire at Ob Luang National Park in Chiang Mai’s Hot district with this causing enormous damage both in the forested areas and triggering dust and smoke problems that has spread to many provinces, TV Channel 7 said this afternoon. […]
Read MoreChiang Mai forest fire spreading fiercely after raging for 2 days
A HUGE forest fire at Chiang Mai’s Ob Luang National Park is spreading widely after officials failed to extinguish it for two days due to difficult access with villagers who secretly started small fires to gather forest products to blame, TV Channel 7 said today (Feb. 25). The forest fire is mainly spreading in […]
Read MoreUnder construction condo’s fire escape collapses, 3 houses damaged
THE EXTERNAL fire escape of a luxury condo under construction in Nonthaburi city suddenly collapsed yesterday (Dec. 8) damaging three adjacent houses but fortunately no one was injured, Naewna newspaper said. Reporters inspecting the site of this construction accident saw an announcement by Nonthaburi’s Building Control and Urban Planning Department temporarily suspending work but […]
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