Firefighters hospitalised after blaze rips through old Bangkok community

By The Nation

 

 

Five firefighters were injured while battling a fire that swept through an old Bangkok neighbourhood late on Tuesday night.

 

Firemen took over an hour to control the blaze at the Suan Luang 2 community on Soi Charoen Krung 87 in Bang Kho Laem district, which left 10 homes gutted. None of the occupants were reported injured.

 

The old wooden houses in the neighbourhood are built close together, causing the flames to spread quickly from home to home.

 

While battling to contain the blaze, one firefighter fell from a roof and was injured while four others suffered breathing difficulties after inhaling smoke. The five were rushed to nearby Charoen Krung Hospital.

 

Pol Lt-Colonel Aroon Lertsakkaset, the inspector at Wat Phraya Krai police station, said investigators were not immediately able to pinpoint the source of the fire since several houses had been destroyed.

 

He said police would interrogate witnesses in a bid to identify the house where the blaze had started.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30360710

 

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It happens often this time, last week also some "old" wooden houses got fire and were destroyed. Sometimes politics use this way to clear some area's. It happened also in my home country many many years ago..politics and project developers. Just guessing.

I know this area from the early 80's. Helped my g/f (now wife) buy a small property there for around Bt80k. Improved it a bit and it was eventually sold a few years back for around 10x original cost. Just wish I had 'helped' her buy a few more.

California Syndrome

Electrics no doubt.