Chonburi Woman claims hundreds of thousands of baht of valuables destroyed when fire destroys a rundown metal shack

[snoop1130]

PHOTO: Nong Maidang Rescue Team

 

A fire destroyed a rundown metal shack in Mueang Chonburi yesterday afternoon (February 28th), with the owner claiming that despite the appearance of the structure she was storing hundreds of thousands of baht of valuables there.

 

Firefighters were notified of the fire at 4:00 P.M. at a ramshackle house made of zinc, sheet, and metal near several townhouses in the Na Pa sub-district. Firefighters arrived at the scene with four fire engines in total along with reporters from TPN media.

 

The fire was heavily ablaze and it took more than half an hour to control the fire, with firefighters concerned about the blaze spreading to the nearby townhouses, which they managed to prevent. The metal structure, however, was completely destroyed including a motorbike. No injuries were reported.

 

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[trainman34014]

If her story is true then she was her own worst enemy !

[AhFarangJa]

If, and it is a big If, the contents were insured, then I expect the insurance company will say the building should have had a sprinkler system, secure locks, cameras, and alarms...........

[RichardColeman]

13 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

with the owner claiming that despite the appearance of the structure she was storing hundreds of thousands of baht of valuables there.

Judging by the size and look of the fire, those valuables included old vintage car tyres, a collection of used newspapers, a sofa, and a couple of old paint tin take away hong nams !

[StayinThailand2much]

And the point being? Unless she has a claim against an insurance policy, who will 'pity' her? A GoFundMe request?

 

Also, what were the 'valuables'? A collection of first-edition, vintage comic books? Or gold bars and jewelry? If the latter, wouldn't there still be some traces left?

Edited March 2, 2022 by StayinThailand2much

[klauskunkel]

1 hour ago, RichardColeman said:

Judging by the size and look of the fire, those valuables included old vintage car tyres, a collection of used newspapers, a sofa, and a couple of old paint tin take away hong nams !

sentimental value

[hotchilli]

I smell something and it ain't smoke.

[RafPinto]

7 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

I smell something and it ain't smoke.

Change your socks.

[paulbrow]

I know that specific items that I have insured require photographs, official appraisals, receipts, etc., in order to get them insured. Something tells me that didn't happen. Also, as some others noted, jewelry and electronics don't vaporize in fire. If she was properly insured she'll get her just due, just as she will if she wasn't. But, TIT, someone could decide poor her and subsidize her loss with taxpayers money... 

[Andycoops]

No doubt the wealthy ex owner of valuables would of course have them insured for a fraction of the actual value...

[Doctor Tom]

3 minutes ago, Andycoops said:

No doubt the wealthy ex owner of valuables would of course have them insured for a fraction of the actual value...

Hardly likely as they may not have existed in the first place. Gold will not melt away in a house fire. 

[hotchilli]

45 minutes ago, RafPinto said:

Change your socks.

I haven't worn socks for 14 years... ????

 

[MrJ2U]

3 hours ago, AhFarangJa said:

If, and it is a big If, the contents were insured, then I expect the insurance company will say the building should have had a sprinkler system, secure locks, cameras, and alarms...........

They will require reciepts and dated pictures of said valuables "inside" the house for any compensation after wear and tear is deducted. 

 

That said it's not unusual for a junky looking houses having 60,000 baht TV  inside surrounded by chickens. 

Edited March 2, 2022 by MrJ2U

[big dendrobenaes]

On 3/2/2022 at 10:57 AM, MrJ2U said:

They will require reciepts and dated pictures of said valuables "inside" the house for any compensation after wear and tear is deducted. 

 

That said it's not unusual for a junky looking houses having 60,000 baht TV  inside surrounded by chickens. 

WERE the chickens watching THAI tv ??????