A worker was injured by a bomb explosion at an iron scrap factory

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A worker was injured by a bomb explosion at an iron scrap factory

By Thai PBS

 

 

One worker at an iron scrap factory in Nonthaburi province was seriously wounded by an explosion when he tried to cut an old artillery shell with a blow torch.

 

The victim, 40-year old Somchai Chasa-nguan, was found lying on the floor of the spacious yard full of iron scraps. He sustained serious wounds on the face, body and hands and was immediately rushed to the provincial hospital by other workers in the factory.

 

Bang Bua Thong policemen and explosive ordnance disposal officials rushed to the factory in Soi Saengpratheep, Bang Bua Thong district, to investigate after they were alerted of an explosion incident by staff of the factory.

 

Full story: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/worker-injured-bomb-explosion-iron-scrap-factory/

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2017-09-28

[AGareth2]

16 minutes ago, webfact said:

One worker at an iron scrap factory in Nonthaburi province was seriously wounded by an explosion when he tried to cut an old artillery shell with a blow torch

Oh dear!

[snowgard]

They never learn it!!! 

 

[Foozool]

Cutting artillery shell by torch ❗️? 

it seems there was some of TNT wax was left inside the shell and he did not notice it (if he had knowledge of it). He could be in pieces if it was full. 

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Probe into old artillery shells found in recycling factory

By Jittraporn Saenwong 
Surasit Sinprasert 
The Nation

 

 

An investigation is under way into the origins of old artillery shells, sold to a recycling factory in Nonthaburi province, which exploded leaving one factory worker seriously injured.

 

Bang Bua Thong Police superintendent Pol Colonel Atthanop Nuamnaka disclosed on Thursday that a police team had been sent to Sinkiat Interproduct Company in Bangkok, from whom the recycling shop in Nonthaburi claimed it had bought the old artillery shells. Five witnesses were summoned to give information about the blast.

 

Meanwhile, all 417 artillery shells seized from the recycling factory were moved away from the parking lot of the Bang Bua Thong Police Station parking lot to be safely stored at the Police Ordnance Division.

 

 

Atthanop said the owner of Sinkiat Interproduct Company, Witshuda Kaengrungruangchai, was charged with being in possession of unregistered and illegal firearms. Witshuda was given bail on payment of Bt200,000.

 

One of the workers who witnessed the blast, Sujinda Khammanee, informed that all the artillery shells were sent to their factory on the day before the accident and everyone thought that they were just steel pipes. One of the workers – Somchai Chasanguan – was seriously injured when one of the shells that he was cutting exploded.

 

Somchai suffered severe burns and is now in the intensive care unit of a hospital.

 

Army spokesperson Colonel Winthai Suvaree said from the appearance it seemed the shells were more than a decade old and the blast may have been caused by the dynamite in the shell catching fire when it was being cut.

 

Winthai said these shells were not from the Army. He said the Army follows strict rules on ammunition storage and old artillery shells, and those that cannot be used would be properly eliminated to prevent any misuse.

 

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30327941

 

-- © Copyright The Nation 2017-09-29

[wakeupplease]

How dumb can one get, this has to be the worst ever, but where are we.

[nausea]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

Winthai said these shells were not from the Army. He said the Army follows strict rules on ammunition storage and old artillery shells, and those that cannot be used would be properly eliminated to prevent any misuse.

If you say so Winthai.

[tracker1]

Yep not from the army maybe the navy or airforce ! then again they could be privately hand made Hmmm

[tompelli]

Everyone thought they were just steel pipes. Poor old Somchai should have watched more government propaganda on television...he might've recognised the steel pipes for what they were. Any of these shells have identification markings? Manufacturer/order number/fire by date?

[MadMuhammad]

3 hours ago, wakeupplease said:

How dumb can one get, this has to be the worst ever, but where are we.

Not dumb if he’s uneducated and never seen a shell or was never taught about them in school. 

People are very quick to deride these guys without thinking of the circumstances. 

Here’s hoping he fully recovers. 

[IAMHERE]

Could be unexploded ordnance from any country bordering on Thailand.

[fakename]

Yeah, they sure look like pipes to me!

[farcanell]

6 hours ago, webfact said:

everyone thought that they were just steel pipes

Really? 

really dumb.... and not the first time recyclers have turned unexplored ordinance into a big bang.

we can always hope that it will be the last time.... but it's a forlorn hope, I fear

[NCC1701A]

incredible the lack of education or access to the simplest life experience that would allow a 8 year old in the west to know what those shells were.

 

at least it was not radioactive.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samut_Prakan_radiation_accident

 

 

[PETERTHEEATER]

Ah...the old dynamite filled shells...pretty old then...

 

At least it wasn't as bad as this one. Short memories.......

 

http://edition.cnn.com/2014/04/03/world/asia/bangkok-world-war-2-bomb/index.html

[ChiangMaiLightning2143]

Just remembered that also.


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