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At 12:10 today, a fire broke at luxury villa complex, in the Na Jomtien Subdistrict. The fire is currently being suppressed and dealt with.

Deputy Police Commander, Pol. Maj. Gen. Noppasin Poolsawat, of the Metropolitan Police Bureau said today. “In the case of a young Korean man, Mr. Roh Eun Jong, 34 years old, who was murdered and his body stuffed into a 200 litre bucket, which was then weighed down with cement at Map Prachan Reservoir, Village No. 3, Nong Prue Subdistrict. Through coordination with the Korean police and relatives, we have now obtained DNA from his sister and relatives. We also obtained the father's DNA from the Korean police data base, so we can verify more accurately. All DNA was sent to forensic investigators for comparison. As for the body, while being examined, DNA will be collected from the ribs and compared with the father's DNA in order to issue arrest warrants for the 3 culprits. However, Korean police have now issued red notices for the 3 suspects, of which one has been recently detained, Lee Roun.”

This is from the highway police. My translation.

Was just trying to say the legal position seems to be allowing these fires to continue every year. In the UK, where I am from, the arson laws does cover land, but again, even in the UK you cannot be charged with arson for burning your own property/belongings. That is also a good question about pollution laws, but is outside my field of knowledge, but I would be surprised if these fires would be covered. Fire by negligence, section 225, would cover these fires, but most fires are not causing damage to other’s belongings, so would a Thai court uphold that any of these individual fires had or likely to cause damage to the life of another person? Yes all the fires added together is causing a health hazard, but other than a campaign and education, I cannot see most getting any more than a slap on the wrist and a few thousand baht fine.

Yes agree, and those liabilities grew by 7.3% in 2023. https://ir.thaiairways.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/20240223-thai-mdna-y2023-EN.pdf

Think the reason why more people are not charged is the limitations under Thai law. There are 2 problems; 1. It is not arson if you are burning your own property/land section 217 Thai criminal code. 2. The definition for the penalties for arson under Thai law, section 218, Thai criminal code, does not even include land. The crime may be classed as fire by negligence, section 225, Thai criminal code, but that is defined as “Whoever, causing fire by negligence and causing the fling belonging to the other person to be damaged, or likely to cause damage to the life of the other person.” (Translation copied from Thai Law Library)

Fire extinguished again. Five fire trucks from the Bangbut Subdistrict Administrative Organization came to the scene and It took 2 hours to bring the fire under control. Water was used to extinguish the fire as the fire did not involve the aluminium dross. Responders had a supply of sodium carbonate, which is being stored in warehouse 2, if the fire had spread to the pile of aluminium dross.

Here is part of the video, that was with the original story. Also a picture of the guilty culprit, that did not survive. RPReplay_Final1715486469.mov

Thai Airways reported a quarterly net profit of Bt2.4 billion ($65.2 million), down 80% compared to the year-ago period, where it recorded gains from restructuring and foreign exchange rates. Revenue rose about 11% year on year to Bt46 billion, with passenger revenues up about 10%. Thai carried close to 3.9 million passengers during the quarter, representing a 10% increase against the year-ago period. Traffic and capacity both grew around 10% as well, with passenger yields holding steady against 2023 levels.” https://www.flightglobal.com/airlines/thai-airways-to-exit-restructuring-in-2024-as-first-quarter-profit-shrinks/158239.article This was helped as revealed by one of the Board of Directors who shared data which shows that Thai in 2023 was the world’s highest profit margin making airline, as Thai is reportedly charging the highest margin on its ticket sales among all airlines. This below was posted by Piyasvasti Amranaf who is an independent director.

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Yes fully agree. The picture below, is when the fire was temporarily extinguished at 12.50, and I believe, shows the the damage from the initial explosion, some light smoke can be seen and 10 minutes later the re-ignition occurred, so not sure if or why internal foam injection was not taking place at this time, as that should have prevented the re-ignition. Pictures suggest that both internal foam injection and external deluge cooling, was fitted on this tank. Investigation will always have to look at potential for an electrostatic spark as the ignition source. I am assuming that the employee’s have basic safety rules, SOPs and are required to use intrinsically safe equipment and wear suitable anti static workwear, if working close to potentially flammable atmosphere. Details of what maintenance was taking place, tank design, or levels in the tank, has never been officially disclosed, and I believe the final investigation will remain within the company, the families will receive suitable compensation and it will be back to normal. The company did say after the fire was extinguished that both tanks in that bund would and could be repaired.

Rayong Province Public Relation reported. “Today (12 May 2024) at 15.00 a fire broke out near the aluminium dross pile, inwarehouse 3. It is speculated that it may have been caused by the rain that fell yesterday near the aluminium dross (slag) pile and reacted with water. That reaction has caused the production of more heat, and today the weather is so hot that it caused a fire to in nearby debris. Responders are currently considering controlling the fire with suitable chemicals, as using water, will not be effective and could increase the combustion.” Aluminium dross can reacts with water to produce methane, ammonia, and hydrogen, flammable gases, and may produce corrosive solutions. Runoff fire water may cause environmental contamination RPReplay_Final1715508154.mov

Boeing's problems rattle US aviation regulator as well. The US Federal Aviation Administration, sharply criticised after the crashes of two Boeing planes in 2018 and 2019, is again being dragged into a maelstrom surrounding the major American aerospace manufacturer. https://www.firstpost.com/world/us-aviation-regulator-rattled-by-boeings-problems-13769936.html

The factory is burning again this afternoon, with smoke blowing across local communities. It is not clear if this is from the clearance work, or a new fire, as it started within warehouse 3

At 06:00 on May 12, 2024, this fire in electrical wires was reported in the area of Soi Bo Yang, Si Racha. Local media reported that a squirrel running on the wires, caused the short circuit and fire. RPReplay_Final1715486469.mov

After the death of a man who fell down a manhole, this 44 year old thought a drain would be a good place to hide. “On May 11, 2024, Phaya Thai Police Station received a report from the public that a man was found in a drain near Yommarat Intersection. in the area of Soi Phetchaburi, so went to inspect along with rescue workers from the Por Tek Tung Foundation. At the scene of the incident a man wearing a red shirt was found stuck in the drain pipe, under steel grating and it was raining heavily, with the water level at about chest high. Rescuers were unable to pry open the steel grating, but later after the rain stopped and the water level began to decrease they were able to rescue him through a manhole about 10 meters away. The 44 years old was in frail physical condition, told police that people were going to kidnap him, so he decided to hide in the water pipe, for 4 days. Police say they will investigate to see if the man had drugs or a mental problem.” RPReplay_Final1715485091.mov

Live streaming yesterday evening showed responders using sledge hammers and a jack hammer to break up the concrete, at the scene. RPReplay_Final1715484005.mov

I have not posted any link, as it is all in Thai language and mostly from social media. Post you link, news on the internet is meant to be current, not like we used to have to read a newspaper, with the news being days later.

Police today have issued letter to explain this situation. Translated summary below. “Under the direction of Pol. Maj. Gen. Pongphan Wongmaneethet, Commander of Rayong Provincial Police he has given orders to Pol. Col. Panya Damlek, superintendent of Map Ta Phut Provincial Police Station. and police officers from the investigation department at Map Ta Phut Provincial Police Station to conduct a careful investigation to determine the cause of the incident in this case. Investigators have been appointed to carry out the investigation and gather evidence in this case. However, it is necessary to collect evidence about how the deceased died and what is the cause of death? In addition, it preserves the rights of the heirs of the deceased who will later use their rights to claim damages or compensation from those involved. Therefore, it is necessary to send the deceased's body for autopsy at the Institute of Forensic Medicine. police hospital. Map Ta Phut Provincial Police Station has therefore coordinated with investigators from Muang Rayong Provincial Police Station to send the body of the deceased to the forensic pathology institute as soon as possible. Rayong Provincial Police said they would like to inform you that we will conduct an investigation into the incident as soon as possible, and be careful and fair. If anyone has additional information, you can inquire or coordinate information at Map Ta Phut Provincial Police Station. “

Sorry amended my post as you posted. Added more I found reported “The 2 culprits, can be identified, 1 of whom has already fled the country on May 9, 2024, while the other 1 there is no departures record yet. They are being tracked down for further investigation and prosecution. “

Seems it was a not quiet Saturday night at Lake Mabrachan. The body of a ,suspected kidnapped, 34-year-old Korean man, was found in one of the ponds near the lake. The body was found dumped in a black dustbin, which had been filled with concrete. He had been missing for a reported 9 days, after arriving in Thailand on 30 April. Translation of Thai media report. “His Thai wife last saw him on May 2, 2024, at a pub in the RCA area. When examining the CCTV, it was found that on May 3, 2024, at approximately 2:00 a.m., two Korean men approached and took him away in a car. Upon inspection, it was found that the car in question was a rental car. The car was seen heading towards Pattaya Before changing the new rental car to a pickup truck and renting a place to stay near Mab Prachan Reservoir, Pattaya, later on May 4, around 9:00 p.m., the pickup truck drove away from the place. There is a black cloth covering the back of the pickup truck. The police then checked the CCTV footage. It was found that the vehicle had bought a black plastic bucket and rope at the store to prepare. Police then proceeded with their investigation and found that the pickup truck had parked in the Mab Prachan Reservoir area for approximately 1 hour before returning to the residence. The 2 culprits, can be identified, 1 of whom has already fled the country on May 9, 2024, while the other 1 there is no departures record yet. They are being tracked down for further investigation and prosecution. “

Seems that the body of the dead, 33 year old, employee was yesterday released to his family, to be transported back to his home town, in Chiang Rai Province, for the funeral ceremony. The body was being transported by a Rayong rescue foundation, and followed by family members, but on reaching Ang Thong Province, they are called and stopped by the police, telling them the body must taken to the police forensic hospital in Bangkok for an autopsy. Does not look good for the investigation or the suffering of the family, when things like this occur.

Fully agree. The 2021 explosion was during a repair operation, when the tank had clearly not been expunged correctly and then lacked correct testing and monitoring of the atmosphere of the tank when the repair/servicing was taking place. Details of what happened this week are very stretchy, other than 4 persons were on the roof taking C9+ readings, when the explosion occurred and they were blown off the roof. There had to be an ignition source, which caused this explosion, which you would hope will be revealed during the incident investigation. The tank was clearly not empty, but no details have been released to what maintenance was being done or planned. This news article covers the companies’ press statement, and compares the 2 incidents and mentions plans to repair the affected tanks. It also supports what I said during the incident that news reports were wrong and only one tank was burning. “Thammasak clarified that the fire was in only one tank, not three as previously reported.” https://www.thaipbsworld.com/two-map-ta-phut-fuel-terminal-fires-unlikely-related-scg/ Also attached a SDS (safety data sheet) for pyrolysis gasoline, if anyone wanted to read. https://www.chandra-asri.com/files/products/Olefins SM Butadiene/SDS Olefins/SDS-GHS-05-Py Gas (Rev.04).pdf

Situation is back to normal now, so no impact. Immigration was also outside the evacuation zone, yesterday.