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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Another chapter of "Safety Thailand" - NOT

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.

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, 20197 yr by Prairieboy
correct spelling