Load of pigs burn to death in Sa Kaew truck fire

By Thanaphat Kijjakosol 
The Nation

 

 

About 100 pigs heading to a slaughterhouse were burned to death in a fire that engulfed a truck on a road in Sa Kaew’s Khao Chakan district on Friday morning.
 

Truck driver Somporn Denchanthuek, 48, said he watched helplessly as the pigs inside the cages wailed in agony while perishing in the fire, unable to save any of them.

 

 

Police said the accident happened at 4am on the Sa Kaew-Chanthaburi Road in Tambon Khao Chakan of Khao Chakan district.

 

 

Somporn said he took the pigs from a farm at 3am, heading to a slaughterhouse in Sa Kaew. He said one of his truck’s rear tyres caught fire, apparently because of a malfunctioning brake system.

 

The fire quickly engulfed the truck, prompting him to exit the vehicle and call for help.

 

Local resident Boonlert Plaewploeng said he was woken by the wailing sounds of the pigs at 4am. He was too troubled by the scene to go back to sleep, he said.

 

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30338995

 

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A hog roast because of the age old brake failure excuse pigging hell.

Edited February 16, 20188 yr by sammieuk1

Poor pigs - didn't even make it to their abattoir. One hell of an impromptu spit roast party though. 

Poor little piggies 

 

Could he have opend the cage doors and at least give them a chance?

 

...it was not in his interest to save them anyway...

 

...conjecture beyond that point would be even less flattering ...

15 hours ago, Daffy D said:

Poor little piggies 

 

Could he have opend the cage doors and at least give them a chance?

 

My thoughts exactly......they are all standing looking at them, they could have let them run!!