BREAKING: 100 tourists evacuated after fire sweeps through Jomtien condo

[tinca tinca]

55 minutes ago, MJKT2014 said:

It's strange that the link to the Thai article says its at the Laguna Beach condo in Jomtein yet the English news above cannot even be bothered to mention that minor point.

so laguna beach condo......?? it is a fairly new place, say 3 or 4 years old, so should have good sprinkler system (that is if it works/ed

Edited January 5, 2020 by tinca tinca
after thought

[bluesea]

Condos maybe convenient to live but are a Death Trap for Fires & Earth Quakes.

There are little or no Fire Regulations in Buildings in Thailand , even though the residences decided to Ignore the Alarm in this case.

[justin case]

sprinklers not needed in thai hotels ?

[androokery]

22 minutes ago, PatOngo said:

I'll bet they wished they had stayed over the hill in the world class resort, but then again, when open sex acts on the beach, it's hard to work out where is safe to stay!

My friend worked as a lifeguard at an outdoor swimming pool in Sweden for a few years. It was in a pretty affluent nice suburban area. Their main problem was couples getting horny in the sunshine and starting to “discreetly” have sex under towels in the middle of a sea of other sun worshippers. I’m not sure “open sex act” is a good indicator for safety. 

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

16 minutes ago, tinca tinca said:

so laguna beach condo......?? it is a fairly new place, say 3 or 4 years old, so should have good sprinkler system (that is if it works/ed

 

The photo of the totally charred room in the OP article would seem to suggest either there weren't sprinklers, or they weren't working at least in that room.

 

[SAFETY FIRST]

26 minutes ago, gaikhao said:

The building staff were wearing the name of the building in the video.Look at the   orange vests.

They are not building staff.

The only workers are security that time of the morning

[SAFETY FIRST]

Yes, looks like Laguna, Thepprasit Soi 17

[PatOngo]

19 minutes ago, ThaiBunny said:

Newsflash: a lot of illegal activity takes place in Pattaya

No! ???? I don't believe you! 

[NanLaew]

35 minutes ago, bluesea said:

Condos maybe convenient to live but are a Death Trap for Fires & Earth Quakes.

Condos exist and fires happen everywhere and Thailand isn't in a main quake zone.

 

35 minutes ago, bluesea said:

There are little or no Fire Regulations in Buildings in Thailand ,

What's your justification for claiming this as a fact?

 

35 minutes ago, bluesea said:

even though the residences decided to Ignore the Alarm in this case.

Finally a fact... that was already stated in the OP.

Edited January 5, 2020 by NanLaew

[Just Weird]

24 minutes ago, justin case said:

sprinklers not needed in thai hotels ?

It's not a hotel.

[SAFETY FIRST]

41 minutes ago, gaikhao said:

The building staff were wearing the name of the building in the video.Look at the   orange vests.

That's a taxi motorbike guy, must be working his second job, Fire & Rescue

[ballpoint]

Given that everyone appears to have been safely evacuated, maybe those making statements about the lack of safety, and third world conditions, here should consider what happened last time a block of flats caught fire in the UK?

[Pattaya46]

1 hour ago, dendijk said:

No safety regulations or insurance. No proper fire alarms, sprinkler- or other firefighting systems and no properly trained staff on site to evacuate them.

Most statements - if not all - are false.

Why write such BS ? 

 

1 hour ago, Bundooman said:

100 tourists were evacuated?

Wow! I didn't even know Condos could legally be rented!

Are they Thai or foreigner owned?

Of course condos can be rent !

Probably most of them are bought for rent

and Thai or foreign owned makes no difference.

 

Edited January 5, 2020 by Pattaya46

[White Christmas13]

here you have it, it's a self contained condo I was going to book a few months ago

 

 

 

 

 

 

[SAFETY FIRST]

18 minutes ago, Pattaya46 said:

1 hour ago, Bundooman said:

100 tourists were evacuated?

Wow! I didn't even know Condos could legally be rented!

Are they Thai or foreigner owned?

Of course condos can be rent !

Probably most of them are bought for rent

and Thai or foreign owned makes no difference.

Well they should not be rented on a daily/monthly rental as it is illegal

 

 

https://thepattayanews.com/2018/05/16/thai-court-rules-airbnb-against-the-law-in-thailand-for-daily-and-weekly-rentals-banned/

[CygnusX1]

1 hour ago, dendijk said:

Its just a matter of time before a tragedy happens with Daily Rental anywhere in the world. Short term stayers that are being put in accomadations completely unknown to them. No safety regulations or insurance. No proper fire alarms, sprinkler- or other firefighting systems and no properly trained staff on site to evacuate them. Sad but unavoidable.

I’ve stayed previously in the condo block in which I now own a condo as a despised short term renter. So, were the proper safety regulations, fire alarms, sprinklers, fire fighting systems and trained staff mysteriously absent when I was renting short term, and all magically appeared the instant I bought a condo in the building?

[tgw]

who makes up these headlines?

from the reports it looks like one condo unit was burned. not at all supporting the "sweeps through" from the headline.

[smew]

Drank smoking Russian.... is my guess!!

[Fairynuff]

So many idiotic attempts at humour

[scorecard]

3 hours ago, GeorgeCross said:

 

airbnb will not be pleased ????

 

 

Condo - tourists, probably meaning short-term occupants.

 

I wonder if the whole building and/or the individual unit owners had appropriate insurance?

[garygooner]

5:00am... drunk, forgetful & irresponsible is my guess. Who your neighbors are is so important. 

[jimn]

3 hours ago, RotBenz8888 said:

Cold season and no heaters in the rooms, some of the millionaire tourists probably lit a fire with 1000B bills.

What planet are you on? Its hot all the time here in the Pattaya/Jomtien area. If I did have to light a fire I wouldn't be so cheap as to use 1000 baht notes.

Edited January 5, 2020 by jimn

[Bangkok Barry]

3 hours ago, Chazar said:

fairly  modern..sprinkler system working well then?

 

All modern buildings of a certain size are required by law (don't laugh) to have a sprinkler system installed. There is no law that says it must be turned on. The day before what is now the Inter-Continental Hotel in Bangkok opened an air-conditioning unit that was wrongly installed (don't laugh) exploded, causing a massive fire. Many people in the building made their way onto the roof and were lifted to safety by helicopter - some clung on to the 'runners' underneath - and ferried across to the nearby Police Hospital. Quite scary to watch. I don't know if they still do, but the Bangkok Post used to have huge pictures of the blaze in a corridor at their offices. Guess if the sprinkler system was turned on.

[SAFETY FIRST]

2 minutes ago, Bangkok Barry said:

 

All modern buildings of a certain size are required by law (don't laugh) to have a sprinkler system installed. There is no law that says it must be turned on. The day before what is now the Inter-Continental Hotel in Bangkok opened an air-conditioning unit that was wrongly installed (don't laugh) exploded, causing a massive fire. Many people in the building made their way onto the roof and were lifted to safety by helicopter - some clung on to the 'runners' underneath - and ferried across to the nearby Police Hospital. Quite scary to watch. I don't know if they still do, but the Bangkok Post used to have huge pictures of the blaze in a corridor at their offices. Guess if the sprinkler system was turned on.

can I laugh now

[Bangkok Barry]

1 hour ago, ballpoint said:

Given that everyone appears to have been safely evacuated, maybe those making statements about the lack of safety, and third world conditions, here should consider what happened last time a block of flats caught fire in the UK?

That was last month when a student block caught fire. All got out safely. But I take your point. I was visiting London when Grenfell happened and went there 36 hours later. The atmosphere and silence in the streets around will stay with me for ever. People sitting alone in silent thought, some wailing in the arms of friends or neighbours. I'd intended to visit for 15 minutes and stayed for three hours taking it all in. The way people rallied round to help. with enormous mountains of clothes donated and many stalls set up dispensing free food was something I'll never forget.

[Max69xl]

3 hours ago, Chazar said:

Once used a hair dryer in Hong Kong to keep a room warm

Since when is 22° Celsius 5pm considered cold? 

[dotpoom]

"CONFIRMED"...(judging by the majority of posts on this subject)....

  The age of Empathy and Compassion is well and truly gone...(particularly sad with what is going on in Australia).

Edited January 5, 2020 by dotpoom

[Ctkong]

In the third world countries, you got to be vigilant against those altruistic volunteers like the motortaxi guy in case some guy took this opportunity of people vacating the building to steal valuables in unlocked apartments. There are even cases of the firemen doing that as the building must be vacated. 

[hotchilli]

5 hours ago, Vacuum said:

....at 5AM?

At midday everyone"s down the boozer.... 

[allenberg]

5 hours ago, tinca tinca said:

where and which condo was the fire???

From the OP:"Firefighters said the blaze started in room 709 on the 7th floor"

Edited January 5, 2020 by allenberg