Silicone factory ablaze in Rayong

By The Nation

 

Fire-fighters in Rayong spent 90 minutes extinguishing a blaze at a silicone production plant on Thursday morning.

 

Crews of about 10 fire engines were on the scene soon after the fire was reported at 8.30am at Asia Silicones Monomer Co Ltd in the Asia Industrial Estate in Ban Chan district.

 

The blaze was out by 10am.

 

Police said the fire started in a section of the factory where siloxane is produced, a component of silicone products.

 

The cause has yet to be determined.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30329652

 

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Fire in Rayong factory ‘caused by static electricity’

By The Nation

 

 

The fire that broke out at the Asia Silicones Monomer Ltd factory in the Asia Industrial Estate in Rayong on Thursday morning was reportedly caused by static electricity.

 

The fire broke out at around 8am in an area where 1,000 litres of siloxane were stored. The fire might have been caused by static electricity, according to manager Peerachai Wongsetthapusit. No casualties were reported but damage to property was estimated at Bt100,000.

 

The fire was brought under control within 10 minutes, he said, adding that although the black smoke could be seen from far, it was not harmful. Officials from the Pollution Control Department had visited the factory to inspect the fire, he added.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/national/30329672

 

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" Boob jobs set to increase by 100 baht"

 

 

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4 hours ago, webfact said:

The fire was brought under control within 10 minutes, he said, adding that although the black smoke could be seen from far, it was not harmful.

Such assurance from a Thai means bugger-all. I certainly wouldn't be expecting no reaction from breathing it in.

5 hours ago, webfact said:

reportedly caused by static electricity.

love to see the evidence on that

frequently happens in industry without any electricity involved from such things as hydraulic & pneumatic rams, thats why so much metalwork is bonded to ground.

1 hour ago, RichardColeman said:

love to see the evidence on that

Obviously you have never worked with sugar.

Static can happen so easily.  How can damage be only 2500$?

10 hours ago, Jonmarleesco said:

Such assurance from a Thai means bugger-all. I certainly wouldn't be expecting no reaction from breathing it in.

Certainly first impressions of that smoke neither would I.

Now you can even smell boobs ......... 

I have worked at this company and am greatly relieved to hear there were no casualties.

 

 

I have also worked at other factories where "harmless" black smoke has brought an entire area to a halt (including road traffic ands other factories) - it rather depends on what you consider harmless to mean.

 

Recently someone on this site declared there was no industry in Ban Chang.

There clearly is - Asia Industry is in Ban Chang and such companies as Dow Chemicals are there as well as other petrochemical and plastics manufacturers.

 

This areas has long been the subject of serious concern for pollution and this is just another in a chain of incidents running back to the foundation of industry in the area.

 

Although quite possibly only a "minor" event the public are kept very much in the dark about the accumulative effects of multiple breaches of environmental and safety that occur in the area.