Fire destroys garage in Chonburi, owner claims 300,000 baht in gold and cash were stored inside

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A fire has completely destroyed a garage in the Phanat Nikhom district over the past weekend. The cost of damages is estimated at 300,000 baht.

 

The Phanat Nikhom Police were notified of the fire at a garage in the Nong Heng sub-district on Sunday, January 9th, 2022.

 

Firefighters arrived at the scene with five fire engines to find an inferno was completely ablaze. It took about half an hour to control the fire.

 

Full Story: https://thepattayanews.com/2022/01/10/fire-destroys-garage-in-chonburi-owner-claims-300000-baht-in-gold-and-cash-were-stored-inside/

 

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[worgeordie]

"owner claims 300,000 baht in gold and cash were stored inside" the whole place does not

look like its worth that , insurance claim ?, the Gold will still be OK, so not a total loss, unless

the firemen found it....

regards  worgeordie

[seajae]

cutting metal next to a highly flamable liquid,  once again we see thai men showing lack of common sense then trying to make a big claim out of it when they are totally to blame, gold will still be there but melted  if it ever was there but I find it hard t believe that they just left that much lying around

[RichardColeman]

300,000 in a tin shack ? pull the other one

[2 is 1]

Owner claims 300,000 baht in gold and cash were stored inside???????

 

ONLY!? So stupid , my place has always been over 300000000000 when burn down!

[Upnotover]

Why does the headline always misrepresent/exaggerate the story?  What was actually stated was;

 

“The garage stored 100,000 baht cash and gold items and was completely destroyed. The total cost of damages is estimated at 300,000 baht."

 

Probably also untrue but why the need to embellish.

  

[ChrisP24]

10 minutes ago, Upnotover said:

Why does the headline always misrepresent/exaggerate the story?  What was actually stated was;

 

“The garage stored 100,000 baht cash and gold items and was completely destroyed. The total cost of damages is estimated at 300,000 baht."

 

Probably also untrue but why the need to embellish.

  

Habit/tradition.

[Ralf001]

47 minutes ago, seajae said:

cutting metal next to a highly flamable liquid,  once again we see thai men showing lack of common sense then trying to make a big claim out of it when they are totally to blame, gold will still be there but melted  if it ever was there but I find it hard t believe that they just left that much lying around

is the flash point of oil really that low that sparks from cutting metal nearby will cause ignition ?

[spidermike007]

Life is about survival of the fittest. This guy was not fit, if he stored cash and gold in a ramshackle garage. Period. No compassion on this end. Stupid is as stupid does. Dumb and dumber. 

[wombat]

I could be wrong but wouldn't there be a puddle of gold...memory says you need a thousand degrees to melt gold

[hotchilli]

“The garage stored 100,000 baht cash and gold items and was completely destroyed. The total cost of damages is estimated at 300,000 baht. Luckily no one was injured.” Sangkit concluded.

 

Yeah okay.

[RJRS1301]

My father who prior to his death at 100 years  of age lived in a perfectly ordinary house on the property, (working farm).

Myself and other family members and staff also have houses on the property, mostly as get aways which we have built and renovated, but still modest buildings.

Following his death we untook to clear his house and distribute items to family and friends according to his will.

I found a smallish safe in a wardrobe, which none of us were aware existed.  Called local locksmith to get the safe open. Luckily I had other witnesses when the safe was opened, (expecting family papers not held by lawyer to be there) and found gems, gold bars, share certificates which I feel he had forgotten he even had. Value was surprising even for those us who felt we knew his financial situation.

 

Had there been a fire none of us would have known the safe even existed let alone the undocumented contents.

Surprising what occurs and what is hidden in ordinary buildings 

[big dendrobenaes]

11 hours ago, Ralf001 said:

is the flash point of oil really that low that sparks from cutting metal nearby will cause ignition ?

dont think so.......can not light oil with a match, can one???

[marcho]

Yes the gold will be there, if it was really there in the fist place. One only needs a metal detector. Unless some ones already got it.

[DefaultName]

I would have thought that an actual working garage would be more concerned over the premises and especially tools.  No place, no tools, no income.

[Eaglekott]

14 hours ago, seajae said:

gold will still be there but melted

Probably that fire never got hot enough to melt the gold.

[bristolgeoff]

Maybe money is burn,t but gold  gone  no way.The insurance company will find the claim is hard to pay out

[Mr Meeseeks]

23 hours ago, Ralf001 said:

is the flash point of oil really that low that sparks from cutting metal nearby will cause ignition ?

They certainly will cause fires, and that's why we have various safe systems of work on offshore oil rigs including hot work permits, fire watch and other controls.

[Boyn]

good luck with the insurance claim buddy

[StayinThailand2much]

I guess, all the gold went up in smoke (or so he claims)... ????

[StayinThailand2much]

6 hours ago, bristolgeoff said:

Maybe money is burn,t but gold  gone  no way.The insurance company will find the claim is hard to pay out

He's clearly not the smartest cookie in the jar...

[Liverpool Lou]

On 1/10/2022 at 8:42 PM, Upnotover said:

Why does the headline always misrepresent/exaggerate the story? 

The Pattaya News needs the clicks!

[jacko45k]

13 hours ago, bristolgeoff said:

Maybe money is burn,t but gold  gone  no way.The insurance company will find the claim is hard to pay out

I seem to recall cash claimed to have been sitting around would not be covered, even valuables have to be listed prior with receipts.... so I recall when investigating property insurance once. A fireproof safe may be the best option......