Picture: Siam Rath

 

Bang Plee police and fire services were called after locals on the Bang Plee to Tamru Road in Samut Prakan south east of Bangkok noticed smoke coming out of the third floor of business premises. 

 

No one was in the three story building that was padlocked up and had further railings to prevent entry on the third floor.

 

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The first and second floors were uninhabited and not used.

 

The third floor was being used as a Bitcoin mining operation and the authorities believe that there was a short circuit in wires.

 

There was only smoke when the fire department arrived but at that moment a fire started that was extinguished, reported Siam Rath.

 

Locals said the renter of the building was only occasionally seen.

 

Police are investigating. 

 

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At least it didn't destroy all the miners like the last one did.

 

 

Overloaded power supply of course, hookey grid connection, maybe.

 

First thing, see if they have been fiddling with the meter,

I hope it's not either of our two famous bitcoin pushers

on here, you know who they are......????

regards Wrgeordie