Pattaya: Mystery fire damages parked motorcycles off Soi Bua Khao

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Pattaya: Mystery fire damages parked motorcycles off Soi Bua Khao

 

Thai caption: Mystery fire

 

Fire services were called to a soi leading to R Con Blue Ocean hotel off Soi Bua Khao earlier this morning after fire broke out among many motorcycles parked outside a beer bar. 

 

The fire around 5.30 am was soon under control but left four vehicles completely destroyed and five others damaged. 

 

Picture: 77kaoded

 

One eyewitness spoke of an explosion and another claimed to have smelled burning for an hour before a fire suddenly took hold. 

 

77kaoded said in their first paragraph that the sound of an argument had been heard but did not corroborate this in the body of their story. 

 

It is not yet known if the fire was deliberately set or was the result of something else. 

 

Pol Sub-Lt Thong-in of the Pattaya constabulary is investigating.  

 

Source: 77kaoded

 

 

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[Chang_paarp]

32 minutes ago, webfact said:

It is not yet known if the fire was deliberately set or was the result of something else. 

A trained forensics officer could advise on this in well under an hour, but that requires a professional police force.

[jacko45k]

2 hours ago, Chang_paarp said:

A trained forensics officer could advise on this in well under an hour, but that requires a professional police force.

Which bar are they drinking in at 5.30 am?

[Matzzon]

This is a clear case of the wrath of the evolution theory. Only the strong motorbikes survive. It´s natural selection. Spontaneous combustion. Case solved!

Edited January 2, 2020 by Matzzon

[RichardColeman]

Gonna take some explaining trying to return what remains of your charcoaled rented bike

[hotchilli]

3 hours ago, jacko45k said:

Which bar are they drinking in at 5.30 am?

Most of them !

[Leaver]

5 hours ago, jacko45k said:

Which bar are they drinking in at 5.30 am?

The one that pays the most tea money.  ????

[mikebell]

I hope this catches on and long lines of bikes for rent will spontaneously combust freeing up parking spots for legitimate road users.

[gk10002000]

wasn't there a similar fire involving about the same number of bikes a few months ago earlier this year somewhere? 

[terminatorchiangmai]

Water on a gasoline fire ? Thailand still has a lot to learn.

[Traubert]

On 1/2/2020 at 10:48 AM, Chang_paarp said:

A trained forensics officer could advise on this in well under an hour, but that requires a professional police force.

For four cheap motorbikes and five more recoverable ones?

 

Pray tell which police professional force would consider that a good use of resources?