Fire sweeps through three paper factory warehouses in Samut Prakan

By The Nation

 

 

Firefighters continued to tackle a huge fire at a recycled paper factory in Samut Prakan into the early hours of Thursday after flames destroyed three warehouses.

 

Initially, some 100 fire engines were dispatched to the Thai Development Industrial Paper Co Ltd in Tambon Thay Ban in Muang district at 8pm on Wednesday.

 

At first, firefighters fought the blaze from inside the compound but they had to retreat to outside the perimeter as the flames spread fast and some 50 additional fire engines were called in

 

 

Officials of the factory said the fire began when a worker, who was fixing the metal roof, caused sparks to fall on recycle paper rolls below.

 

 

At 4.30am on Thursday, the fire had swept through three warehouses at the factory.

 

Firefighters also used a bulldozer to separate the flames from the remaining paper rolls.

 

Kittipong Sakulsas, 30, a firefighter, said there were several layers of paper rolls and when they extinguished one layer, it rekindled another layer.

 

 

Although they had controlled the flames, firefighters expected it would continue to burn for several hours before it was completely extinguished.

 

He added that the factory was far from a water source and fire engines had to take turns to fetch water.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30359071

 

-- © Copyright The Nation 2018-11-22

Note to self, don't live next a Thai paper/fireworks factory

Possibly welding the roof ,i can't see sparks from a grinder doing it,but guess it depends on how high it was stacked,maybe the worker was unaware paper burns,though if he was Thai i suspect he would have,totally preventable,if a little safety and foresight was applied,but as we all know these are in short supply here.

2 hours ago, SkyNets said:

Note to self, don't live next a Thai paper/fireworks factory

Ha,ha,a guy in our town brought a house from another expat who had moved out of town due to noise,he got a great deal,apart from the ice making factory opposite that cranks up about 5 am!!!

5 hours ago, SkyNets said:

Note to self, don't live next a Thai paper/fireworks factory

Note to employer, don't get a tw@t to fix the roof using "hot works" with piles of paper below !!!

Unbelievable - welding above a huge stack of waste paper. He was definitely not a bright spark!

Fire consumes paper factory in Samut Prakan

By The Nation

 

The police and firefighters early yesterday continue trying to contain the massive fire that began ravaging a recycled-paper factory in Samut Prakan on Wednesday.

 

As firefighters managed to put out most of the huge fire at a paper factory in Samut Prakan and continued to contain smouldering piles of debris as of press time, provincial governor Chatchai Uthaipan told officials to start distributing face masks among residents affected by the smoke.

 

 

He also told officials to check for any other negative impacts. 

 

The fire at Thai Development Industrial Paper Co Ltd factory in Tambon Thay Ban in Muang district started at 8pm on Wednesday. Chatchai quoted the factory owner as saying the damages might be worth at least Bt100 million, covering the stock of 10 million kilograms of paper, which is sold at Bt6 per kilo, machines and the building itself. 

 

 

Staff said the fire began when a worker, who was fixing the metal roof, allowed sparks to fall on the rolls  paper below. 

 

Tambon Tai Ban Health Promotion Hospital acting director Salinda Khieopan said health volunteers were dispatched to check if any resident within a one-kilometre radius had developed respiratory or skin issues, while Samut Prakan Hospital has been told to be ready for patients. 

 

So far, nobody has been found to be suffering from adverse health impacts from the fire, she said, adding that people have only complained about dust and ash falling on their homes. 

 

Chatchai said that as of yesterday afternoon, 70 per cent of the fire was under control, though the area on the bank of Chao Phraya River was difficult to contain as winds keep fanning the flames. 

 

As of press time, firefighters were trying to douse smouldering piles of paper and were hoping to put the fire out completely by the end of the day.

 

Initially, some 100 fire-engines were dispatched to the site, but they had to call for another 50 after the flames began spreading fast. By 4.30am yesterday the fire had swept through three warehouses at the factory. 

 

Firefighter Kittipong Sakulsas, 30, said there were several layers of paper rolls and when they extinguished one layer, another layer was rekindled. Also the factory was too far from a source of water and fire-engines had to take turns fetching water. 

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/national/30359119

 

-- © Copyright The Nation 2018-11-23

5 hours ago, webfact said:

Also the factory was too far from a source of water and fire-engines had to take turns fetching water. 

Once again, a total absence of any kind of sprinkler system. Even if there was no large source of water supply they could have  tanks installed.......with stock worth over 100 million Baht would you not think it may be prudent to do so?........Factory inspector anywhere..........Noooooo......Also, the brain damaged idiot that welds above ten million kilos of waste paper with no safety measures.....Just be thankful nobody was injured, and hope no one in the neighbourhood suffered respiratory ailments.

 

Maybe they will now cut back on the pages and pages of forms and photocopies you need to present to immigration every time you go. Save a few million trees.