Bangkok will step up fire inspection at all entertainment venues in the capital, Chadchart said

[webfact]

  

 

By Erich Parpart

 

Bangkok will step up its fire inspection efforts to check all entertainment venues in the capital for possible fire hazards to prevent a similar tragedy to the fire that killed 13 people at a pub in Chonburi last night, the governor of Bangkok said on Friday.

 

“I have ordered related authorities to inspect entertainment venues in terms of fire exits, fire prevention equipment and expired electrical wires since the fire at Silom Soi 2 in June,” Chadchart Sittipunt told reporters.

 

The Bangkok governor said the fire at Mountain B in Sattahip, east of Bangkok, which occurred around 1 am this morning served as a reminder for Bangkok, which also has many entertainment venues, that such fire could happen and it must be prevented.

 

Full story: https://www.thaienquirer.com/42442/bangkok-will-step-up-fire-inspection-at-all-entertainment-venues-in-the-capital-chadchart-said/

 

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[Tarteso]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

“I have ordered related authorities to inspect entertainment venues in terms of fire exits, fire prevention equipment and expired electrical wires

Must to die people to talk about it…?  Happened before..Too late, and will happen again.

[Alcat]

They might step up inspections but nothing will change. I bet you will never see any news about any clubs getting closed down

[HaoleBoy]

The club was reported as illegal and not licensed. 

Close these clubs down and enforce inspections on the legal ones, but too many payouts to close any of these down.  Police would not be happy.

[thailand49]

PM,  Johnny come lately!  

Millions of rules enforcement level for everything is the honor system which rarely ahere.

When <deleted> hits the fan they react although the problem has been there for years,. In a week everyone will be back behind their desk playing on there phones. 

[newnative]

How about not just 'entertainment venues' but all buildings where large numbers of people gather?

[Excel]

Just now, newnative said:

How about not just 'entertainment venues' but all buildings where large numbers of people gather?

That would be far too many to inspect and with the massive bank cash withdrawals that would ensue to pay of the "inspectors" it would have the potential to see a "run on the banks".

[300sd]

Life is cheap here.

[HappyExpat57]

The hub of "Closing the barn door after the horse got out."

[hotchilli]

7 hours ago, webfact said:

Bangkok will step up its fire inspection efforts to check all entertainment venues in the capital for possible fire hazards to prevent a similar tragedy to the fire that killed 13 people at a pub in Chonburi last night, the governor of Bangkok said on Friday.

Safety inspections should be done annually with more spot checks by the fire departments.

Licences must be endorsed with a fire chiefs stamp of approval..

Licence what bloody licence.

Thailand is a joke.

[Wiggy]

No, it won’t. 

[Muhendis]

7 hours ago, webfact said:

Bangkok will step up its fire inspection efforts to check all entertainment venues in the capital for possible fire hazards to prevent a similar tragedy to the fire that killed 13 people at a pub in Chonburi last night, the governor of Bangkok said on Friday.

Good. But the fire in Chonburi was not at an entertainment center. The building was a restaurant as far as the authorities were aware. Better check restaurants too.

[metisdead]

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[PETERTHEEATER]

10 hours ago, webfact said:

......and expired electrical wires

Please rush me a list of the Time Limits for electrical wires. I need to consider rewiring my property before the Inspector comes knocking. I would not want to be seen as yet another foreigner breaking the law and bringing the country into disrepute.....

[Bluespunk]

17 hours ago, webfact said:

Bangkok will step up its fire inspection efforts to check all entertainment venues

Stable. Door. Horse. Bolted. 

[Mac Mickmanus]

4 minutes ago, Bluespunk said:

Stable. Door. Horse. Bolted. 

Its about trying to make sure that it doesn't happen again 

[Bluespunk]

3 minutes ago, Mac Mickmanus said:

Its about trying to make sure that it doesn't happen again 

Should never have happened this time.
 

Heard very similar promises and vows to act after the last club fire that ended in tragedy.
 

I have my doubts about how much will change.
 

I’d like to be wrong though.  

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[Will B Good]

Odd how all these actions are after the event and numerous innocent deaths.....!!!

[Mac Mickmanus]

20 minutes ago, Will B Good said:

Odd how all these actions are after the event and numerous innocent deaths.....!!!

There are fire safety regulations in place , its just not headline news when checks are carried out 

[foreverlomsak]

a 100% improvement on zero checks is still zero, but it sounds good to show such a large increase

[Emdog]

Do "inspectors" have any training in how to inspect? Or are they one of those numerous patronage positions so prevalent here.