tinca tinca Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesea Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justin case Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 sprinklers not needed in thai hotels ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
androokery Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallGuyJohninBKK Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAFETY FIRST Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAFETY FIRST Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 Yes, looks like Laguna, Thepprasit Soi 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatOngo Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 19 minutes ago, ThaiBunny said: Newsflash: a lot of illegal activity takes place in Pattaya No! ???? I don't believe you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanLaew Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Weird Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 24 minutes ago, justin case said: sprinklers not needed in thai hotels ? It's not a hotel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAFETY FIRST Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballpoint Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 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? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattaya46 Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Christmas13 Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 here you have it, it's a self contained condo I was going to book a few months ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAFETY FIRST Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 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/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CygnusX1 Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 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? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tgw Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smew Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 Drank smoking Russian.... is my guess!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairynuff Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 So many idiotic attempts at humour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorecard Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 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? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garygooner Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 5:00am... drunk, forgetful & irresponsible is my guess. Who your neighbors are is so important. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimn Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangkok Barry Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAFETY FIRST Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangkok Barry Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max69xl Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 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? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dotpoom Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 "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). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ctkong Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 5 hours ago, Vacuum said: ....at 5AM? At midday everyone"s down the boozer.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allenberg Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 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" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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