Two injured as fire breaks out on Chao Praya pleasure boat

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Two injured as fire breaks out on Chao Praya pleasure boat

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

Thai and foreign tourists fled for their lives as fire broke out on a pleasure cruiser in Bangkok's Chao Praya river last night. 

 

"The Vertical Cruise" had just left Asiatique when a kitchen worker noticed smoke coming from the engine room. 

 

The boat was taken to the jetty at Charoen Krung Soi 72 where the tourists hurried to disembark. 

 

Two were injured - a Thai kitchen worker who suffered an injury to her left ankle and a foreign tourist whose nationality was not reported. They were taken to hospital. 

 

Thai Rath said the boat was on its way to the Rama 8 bridge when fire broke out in the engine room. 

 

Firemen took 20 minutes to bring the blaze under control. 

 

Source: Thai Rath

 

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[MaxLee]

Another chapter of "Safety Thailand" - NOT

[Cadbury]

1 hour ago, MaxLee said:

Another chapter of "Safety Thailand" - NOT

WARNING! Tourists take note. Anything in Thailand that floats and carries people should be considered dangerous. That warning can also include public transport that floats on wheels.

[Prairieboy]

20 hours ago, webfact said:

foreign tourist whose nationality was not reported

Would knowing the nationality lessen his (her) injuries?  There seems to be too much emphasis placed on identifying or pigeon-holing a nationality.  It was a passenger who got injured - where he or she was from is of no consequence!

Edited January 5, 2019 by Prairieboy
correct spelling