Samut Sakhon Recycling Plant Battles Massive Fire

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A major fire broke out at a recycling plant in Samut Sakhon, Thailand and kept emergency services occupied for over eight hours. The blaze, which began on April 30, spread rapidly, engulfing the entire facility and raging on into the early hours of the following day.

 

The fire broke out in an area where unused paper was stored and quickly spread through densely packed bales of paper. The wind further fuelled the flames, complicating fire fighting efforts. To contain the blaze, around 20 fire trucks from both Samut Sakhon and neighbouring Samut Songkhram provinces were rushed to the spot.

 

While no casualties have been reported, the situation is critical. Firefighters are effortfully attempting to extinguish the fire and prevent further damage. The cause of the fire is still unknown and under investigation.

 

Meanwhile, Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has called for a quick inquiry into a fire at a hazardous storage plant in Rayong‘s Ban Khai district, which affected around 100 villagers last week.

 

He expressed his concerns during a site visit on April 27, wondering how long it would take to find out what caused the blaze. Although the fire is currently under control, potential flare-ups have been flagged by the authorities.

 

The site hasn't been accessed by the local police due to safety reasons, and arson has not been ruled out as a potential cause, considering the plant's electricity disruption.

 

TOP Picture courtesy of Khaosod

 

-- 2024-05-01

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[ChrisY1]

And there goes another one....the country is awash with trash..the profits have gone...so, burn and claim!

[natway09]

Another one 4 ya Mr Premier, (the Mr fix it man)

[Georgealbert]

Fires at these types of facilities are always going to be difficult to extinguish, due to the fire burrowing in the paper stacks and becoming very deep seated.

 

Responders will require extensive mechanical and manual overhaul of the burning piles, by removing the burning/smouldering stacks from the fire area, so the individual bales can then be broken apart and extinguished with water.
 

Firefighting water, preventing fire spread, will also compound the difficulty in removing the stacks from the fire areas, as the baled paper absorbs significant amounts of water/ moisture and greatly increase the weight of the stacks, making both overhaul difficult/hazardous and also increase the risk of the stacks collapsing.
 

Would not be surprised if this fire takes a week or more to extinguish and will probably cause a total loss or extensive damage to the site.

 

Edited May 1 by Georgealbert

[mommysboy]

Nice weather for it too!

[Georgealbert]

Reported that fire is out.
 

“At 6:30 p.m. on May 2, 2024, the Samut Sakhon Provincial Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Office received a progress report that responders were able to extinguish the fire in the  paper storage, inside Cowin Industrial Company Limited in Mueang District, Samut Sakhon Province. 

 

The current situation has returned to normal and there is no fire in the area of the pile of paper at all. Total time taken to resolve the fire situation from the beginning until the fire is extinguished was 50 hours.”

 

[Georgealbert]

Another paper warehouse fire, different warehouse, same province, Samut Sakhon.

 

Reported from Samut Sakhon Provincial Public Health Office.
 

“May 4, 2024 at approximately 9:28 a.m., a fire broke out in a pile of paper, at a company warehouse, that produces corrugated cardboard boxes.

 

The fire was in theBang Pla area, Setthakit Road 1, Ban Ko Subdistrict, Mueang Samut Sakhon District, Samut Sakhon Province. Local used 16 fire trucks and personnel, to control the fire.”

 

Edited May 4 by Georgealbert

[Georgealbert]

22 hours ago, Georgealbert said:

Another paper warehouse fire, different warehouse, same province, Samut Sakhon.

 

Reported from Samut Sakhon Provincial Public Health Office.
 

“May 4, 2024 at approximately 9:28 a.m., a fire broke out in a pile of paper, at a company warehouse, that produces corrugated cardboard boxes.

 

The fire was in theBang Pla area, Setthakit Road 1, Ban Ko Subdistrict, Mueang Samut Sakhon District, Samut Sakhon Province. Local used 16 fire trucks and personnel, to control the fire.”

 

Samut Sakhon Provincial Public Relations Office reported.

 

“This fire which started yesterday, at at a warehouse storing more than 20,000 tons of recycled paper on an area covering 12 rai, belonging to Panchaphon Fiber Container Company Limited (Bang Pla Branch), Ban Ko Subdistrict, has now been burning now for over 30 hours, with 90% of the fire now extinguished, and initial damage is estimated at more than 500 million baht.”

 

[Georgealbert]

19 hours ago, Georgealbert said:

Samut Sakhon Provincial Public Relations Office reported.

 

“This fire which started yesterday, at at a warehouse storing more than 20,000 tons of recycled paper on an area covering 12 rai, belonging to Panchaphon Fiber Container Company Limited (Bang Pla Branch), Ban Ko Subdistrict, has now been burning now for over 30 hours, with 90% of the fire now extinguished, and initial damage is estimated at more than 500 million baht.”

 

This fire was today deemed extinguished.

The Provincial Public Health Office said;

 

“During the fire,, a number of fire trucks from Bangkok and local administrative organisations in the area. Plus 14 vehicles and 10 backhoes from the Samut Sakhon Provincial Administrative Organisation and Panchapon Company, along with 300 government personnel, volunteers, and Panchapon Company personnel, were used to suppress the incident. 
 

The blaze ended at 10:10 a.m. on May 6, 2024. The next step will be using a backhoe to dig up the burnt paper, together with a fire truck to extinguish the embers.”