Bangkok plastics factory fire flares up as video/pics show damage to houses

[webfact]

Picture Daily News

 

Daily News reported that one rescue worker had died and 20 householders in the area of a plastics factory in Samut Prakan were injured after an explosion and subsequent fire.

 

It occurred at the Minty plastics company in Soi King Kaew 21 during Sunday night/Monday morning. 

 

A video of CCTV showed the moment that windows shattered at a house and still pictures at several properties showed glass fragments all over the place reported Daily News. 

 

 

The media reported that 20 householders in the area - Bang Plee Yai in Samut Prakan province east of the Thai capital Bangkok - had been injured in the blast. 

 

One rescue worker was reportedly killed. 

 

They further reported that last night before midnight the provincial governor Wanchai Khongkasem had visited to declare the fire was now over and that all "valves had been sealed". 

 

 

Firemen continued to damp down. 

 

Yet after midnight in the early hours of this morning in several tweets on Twitter and posts on Facebook, JS 100 said that fires continued to break out and firemen remained at the scene.

 

It appeared that layers of foam had proved insufficient to prevent further fire, said JS 100. 

 

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[kotsak]

Some on-site videos from the firefighting operation can be found here:

https://www.facebook.com/nakonyod45/videos

 

[NanLaew]

My utmost respect to all the fire fighters and all rescue service crews working on this very dangerous fire.

[markeewan]

My wife left the area yesterday, but they are not allowed back today. She said maybe one or two more days.

 

Interesting our Security have been around and photographed every side of every house in the village, just to show if there was damage or not; fortunately not.

 

This could have been a lot worse, given the amount of flammable materials the factory had on site.

[natway09]

If Covid does not get you, the carcinogenic fumes will..

Sorry, having a bad day

[LeatFingies]

Will this company be held accountable for the casualties, and damage done to the property and environment? What about the people who have been forced to breathe in the poison?

[hotchilli]

I wonder if they'll actually get to root of what spark set it all off.

[hotchilli]

21 hours ago, webfact said:

A video of CCTV showed the moment that windows shattered at a house and still pictures at several properties showed glass fragments all over the place reported

Not a good thing to happen, but large industrial facilities such as this in the same area as residential buildings is always questionable. The shock wave although strong could have been a lot worse.

Look what happened to the port in Beirut and then think if a similar size happened here.