Fire guts furniture warehouse in Wichit

 

 

Fire fighters, along with about 10 fire trucks, have been fighting a fire at a furniture warehouse in Wichit today (June 30).

 

Officers from the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) stationed at Wichit Municipality were notified of the fire in a Soi at the back of a SuperCheap Store, near Kajonkiet Pattana School on Chao Fah West Road, at 11.40am today (June 30).

 

Fire fighters arrived with their fire trucks, the Wichit Police and rescue workers arrived at the scene to find the warehouse well ablaze. As of 1.15 pm this afternoon, the fire was still not under control yet.

 

Full story: https://thethaiger.com/news/phuket/fire-guts-furniture-warehouse-in-wichit

 

 

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Happens every 5 years over there. There are 2 sois full of these factories for items "built" in Chiang Mai / Chiang Rai. Streetview is your friend.

 

This looks like the factory I had a look round last year. I was given a tour around it by the owner , I'd never seen anything like it. It was absolutely packed with wood and furniture on so many floors, each room leading to yet another and full of Burmese workers with their kids.

Huge containers of thinners and varnish too, no wonder it went up like that.

 

You're right Somtamnication, there was another fire around there in 2014 and according to this article one several years before that.

If it is the same owners I wonder if they were insured this time around.

https://www.thephuketnews.com/firefighters-battle-blaze-in-phuket-workers-accommodation-44118.php#D43VrB0Ff5X1shAI.97

Navy officers assist putting out the Phuket furniture warehouse fire

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

 

No injuries have been reported as a fire engulfed a furniture warehouse today (June 30) while officers from the Royal Thai Navy Third Area Command were also called in to help to put out the fire.

 

The Wichit Police were notified of the fire at 11.30am. About 10 fire trucks and crews have been fighting the blaze at the furniture warehouse in Wichit.

 

Read more HERE.

 

Full story: https://thethaiger.com/news/phuket/navy-officers-assist-phuket-furniture-warehouse-fire

 

 

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Fire started at about 10:25. Trucks started arriving shortly after that. Off by an hour, Thaiger!

On 6/30/2018 at 11:36 PM, Goldieinkathu said:

This looks like the factory I had a look round last year. I was given a tour around it by the owner , I'd never seen anything like it. It was absolutely packed with wood and furniture on so many floors, each room leading to yet another and full of Burmese workers with their kids.

Huge containers of thinners and varnish too, no wonder it went up like that.

 

You're right Somtamnication, there was another fire around there in 2014 and according to this article one several years before that.

If it is the same owners I wonder if they were insured this time around.

https://www.thephuketnews.com/firefighters-battle-blaze-in-phuket-workers-accommodation-44118.php#D43VrB0Ff5X1shAI.97

 

Yes, and everything "shipped" from Chiang Mai /Rai. ?