Picture from responders.

 

A lorry fire erupted during the afternoon of 10 February, in Nong Chang district, completely engulfing the vehicle and its cargo before firefighters managed to bring the blaze under control.

 

Police from Nong Chang Police Station received reports of a 10-wheel lorry emitting thick smoke while parked along the Nong Chang – Thap Than road in Moo 5, Nong Chang subdistrict. Emergency services, including police officers, members of the Uthai Thani Disaster Prevention Club, and three fire engines, two from Nong Chang Municipality and one from the Nong Chang Subdistrict Administrative Organisation, were quickly dispatched to the scene.

 

Upon arrival, firefighters found a white Isuzu lorry, registered in Udon Thani, with flames consuming the rear section of the vehicle. Fire crews worked for 30 minutes to extinguish the blaze, but the entire cargo was destroyed.

 

The driver, 60-year-old Pannaphong, recounted the terrifying moment the fire broke out.

 

“I was delivering spare parts, including washing machine components, hoses, and electric bicycles parts, to repair shops. After finishing my deliveries, I stopped at a roadside shop to buy a drink. When I got back into the lorry and prepared to drive off, I heard people shouting that there was smoke coming from the back of the vehicle,” he explained.

 

Panicking, he quickly got out and realising he had no way to contain the fire himself. Locals immediately called emergency services.

 

As the fire spread rapidly through the rear section of the lorry, Pannaphong stated he suspected an electrical fault in the vehicle’s system. He believed a short circuit in the rear compartment may have caused sparks to drip onto the highly flammable rubber hoses, triggering the intense blaze.

 

Authorities have yet to determine the exact cause, with forensic investigators set to conduct a thorough inspection of the vehicle.

 

-- 2025-02-12

 

 

Was it an EV?

2 hours ago, gargamon said:

Was it an EV?

Isuzu do not make an EV lorry.

2 hours ago, gargamon said:

Was it an EV?

 

it was not an EV ....   possibly an EM or EB    ....   Electric motorbike

Had finished  deliveries....so what "entire cargo" ?