People flee in terror as exploding transformer sets fire to houses in Samut Prakan

[webfact]

Picture: Daily News

 

Thai media Daily News drew the connection between working at home - now known in Thailand by the ubiquitous WFH acronym - and the explosion of a transformer.

 

The equipment on a landing at a housing development on Phuttaraksa Road in Samut Prakan blew up leading to a long power cut in one building.

 

Comment was rife on social media as the event was filmed with people fleeing the fire in terror. 

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Daily News said that many people were at home using electricity and this combined with faulty equipment looks to be the cause. 

 

The power cut made for a difficult time for many working from home. 

 

The juristic person repaired the damaged transformer. 

 

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[toofarnorth]

The juristic person repaired the damaged transformer.

 

Good job in was only minor damage then.

[johng]

3 minutes ago, webfact said:

The juristic person repaired the damaged transformer. 

 

The photo above shows a  3 phase fuse box  not a transformer.

 

would have looked something like this before the fire ( probable birds nest included ????)

[keith101]

9 minutes ago, webfact said:

The juristic person repaired the damaged transformer. 

Maybe that's the problem , repairing what should be replaced the Thai way of doing things .

[bluesofa]

2 hours ago, johng said:

 

The photo above shows a  3 phase fuse box  not a transformer.

 

would have looked something like this before the fire ( probable birds nest included ????)

That why it said erroneously, "The juristic person repaired the damaged transformer", as a transformer would be under the jurisdiction of the PEA.

That's the problem with non-practical reporters writing articles. I bet most of them would refer anything that's single phase mains and above as either only a transformer or a power pole.

 

Thanks posting a clear photo to explain it.

[Justgrazing]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

 

The power cut made for a difficult time for many working from home

 

But saved everyone unplugging their fridges .. 

[hotchilli]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

The juristic person repaired the damaged transformer

He must be a miracle worker just like the other bloke just promoted to god.

[Grusa]

8 hours ago, toofarnorth said:

The juristic person repaired the damaged transformer.

 

Good job in was only minor damage then.

I would not trust our JP to straighten a bent paperclip.

[Bangkok Barry]

8 hours ago, webfact said:

Daily News said that many people were at home using electricity and this combined with faulty equipment looks to be the cause. 

 

People were using the electricity provided. What were they thinking. Very selfish of them.

Faulty equipment. In Thailand? Really?

[VocalNeal]

9 hours ago, johng said:

 

The photo above shows a  3 phase fuse box  not a transformer.

 

would have looked something like this before the fire ( probable birds nest included ????)

 

So the simple repair didn't phase them?

[Stargeezr]

Likely a very overloaded Fuse box, that decided to catch on fire.

  Geezer

[ExpatOilWorker]

Maybe it looked like this before the fire.