Rescue called as Thai man, 36, pops out for a cigarette and locks his one year old in the family car

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Daily News caption: It only takes a minute

 

Police and rescue services were called to a PTT gas station on the Sateuk - Buriram Road after getting a call from a frantic dad.

 

Bunlert, 36, from Korat had locked his one year old daughter Angpao in the family Mitsubishi Mirage. 

 

He said he'd only popped out for a minute to have a cigarette on the way home from some family business in Surin.

 

Wang Kroot resce took just ten minutes to get to the toddler. 

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Bunlert explained that he was going home with his wife and two kids, 1 and three months, when his wife said she needed to use the loo.

 

She got out with the baby while he was in the car with Angpao. Then the nicotine urge hit...

 

Picture: Daily News

 

He said he left the engine running  and his one year old - clearly not restrained in a car seat - probably locked herself in, reported Daily News. 

 

He said he wouldn't be doing that again.

 

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[RandiRona]

I am not sure what stopped him from breaking glass?? Smoking is Injurious for a reason!

[Kiwithl]

Light a fag at a petrol station... Brilliant.

Glad the kid is ok etc.

[hotchilli]

7 hours ago, webfact said:

He said he left the engine running  and his one year old - clearly not restrained in a car seat - probably locked herself in,

Lucky she didn't put it in gear with the engine running.

[CartagenaWarlock]

14 hours ago, Kiwithl said:

Light a fag at a petrol station... Brilliant.

Glad the kid is ok etc.

In my college days I worked in a corporate Mobile gas station in CA. It was a brand new corporate station with most high tech pumps of the era fitted with card readers in the days when every shops including the high end large department stores were using credit card impression machines. Almost every week I had to remind/stop a few people not to smoke sitting in their motorbikes while filling the tank. 

Edited February 2, 2022 by CartagenaWarlock

[steven100]

11 hours ago, hotchilli said:

Lucky she didn't put it in gear with the engine running.

exactly what i was thinking,  very dangerous thing to do.

[steven100]

19 hours ago, RandiRona said:

I am not sure what stopped him from breaking glass?? Smoking is Injurious for a reason!

why break the glass when it's just a ' pick the lock '  .....   no mess or damage