Fireworks investigation: Extra tonne discovered near Thai explosion site, increasing fears

[webfact]

 

In a shocking event, officials uncovered an additional one tonne of fireworks hidden in a building just 150 metres away from a previous explosion site that took the lives of twelve people. The find, which has left local residents in fear of repeat incidents, marked a dramatic expansion of an ongoing fireworks investigation inquiry that had already resulted in yesterday’s arrest of homeowner and business operator, Sompong Nakul.

The fireworks investigation took place yesterday, using keys provided by Sompong’s relatives who manage the store and residence, as his family was vacationing in another province. Two major sites were investigated, including a two-storey commercial building – composed of two conjoined rooms – and another single-storey commercial building consisting of two adjacent rooms.

 

The fireworks investigation findings suggested that Sompong, owner of the exploded fireworks warehouse in the Muno Market, did not have insurance notwithstanding an estimated 290 residences affected by the incident.

 

by Nattapong Westwood

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Full story: https://thethaiger.com/news/national/extra-tonne-of-fireworks-discovered-near-thai-explosion-site-increasing-fears-and-expanding-investigation

 

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[flyingtlger]

5 minutes ago, webfact said:

owner of the exploded fireworks warehouse in the Muno Market, did not have insurance

The owner will be paying for his mistake for the rest of his life and then some....

[ChrisY1]

Thai authorities in general, have very little idea of what's happening around them.....blinkered all the time...never speaking up...taking bribes!

[webfact]

Fireworks seized from shop houses linked to warehouse in Narathiwat

 

Authorities in Su-ngai Kolok district of Thailand’s Narathiwat province have seized about a ton of fireworks from shop houses, located about 150 metres from a fireworks warehouse at which there was an explosion on Saturday, killing 12 people and injuring about 120 others. The explosion and subsequent fire also damaged about 300 houses in the warehouse’s neighbourhood.

 

Invoking martial law, which is still in force in Narathiwat due to the unrest, troops and provincial police searched four adjoining shop houses, selling farming equipment and belonging to Sompong, the owner of the ill-fated fireworks warehouse in Muno sub-district.

 

They found 133 cardboard boxes and 20 sugar sacks containing fireworks and pyrotechnic materials, with a combined weight of about a ton. Moreover, a subsequent search of a shop selling fishing equipment opposite uncovered an unspecified quantity of fireworks.

 

Authorities claim that all the seized fireworks are illegal.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/fireworks-seized-from-shop-houses-linked-to-warehouse-in-narathiwat/

 

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[leither69]

5 hours ago, flyingtlger said:

The owner will be paying for his mistake for the rest of his life and then some....

I'm sure a trip to the temple and cries of no money will stall that.  At this moment he's probably ferreting monies to his relatives in a bid to circumvent losing any!!

[hotchilli]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

In a shocking event, officials uncovered an additional one tonne of fireworks hidden in a building just 150 metres away from a previous explosion site that took the lives of twelve people. The find, which has left local residents in fear of repeat incidents, marked a dramatic expansion of an ongoing fireworks investigation inquiry that had already resulted in yesterday’s arrest of homeowner and business operator, Sompong Nakul.

TiT safety last.

[hotchilli]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

The fireworks investigation findings suggested that Sompong, owner of the exploded fireworks warehouse in the Muno Market, did not have insurance notwithstanding an estimated 290 residences affected by the incident.

Oh dear... 

[harleyclarkey]

Truly shocking.

The local authority totally negligent in their overseeing of what is a tonne if explosives - and worse, in a residential district. 

The stupid mollusc brained idiot for storing this heap of explosives among his neighbours. 

You couldn't make it up. 

 

[billd766]

6 hours ago, flyingtlger said:

The owner will be paying for his mistake for the rest of his life and then some....

How 'lucky' for him that he was not among the dead and injured.

[harleyclarkey]

Another devestating explosion - possibly narrowly avoided.

Sincere sympathies to the dead, injured and the owners of damaged homes in the previous deadly explosion. Wholly avoidable with just the tiniest of thought. 

[stix40]

Greedy Stupid people

Putting others at risk !

[Bobydog]

1 hour ago, billd766 said:

How 'lucky' for him that he was not among the dead and injured.

But will probable come out of it because he is a Thai national.....

[RobU]

How very convenient that he wasn't there.

This man should be tried and sentenced as a terrorist

[neeray]

7 hours ago, billd766 said:

How 'lucky' for him that he was not among the dead and injured.

Or maybe "unlucky" for him.

[Confuscious]

Reserved for the Muslim insurgents ....

[Stargeezr]

Thailand is in Asia, and isn't Asia err China where fireworks were first invented?

  Too bad there was not a rule to have these dangerous factories far from a residential neighborhood.

     Or too bad houses were allowed to get built close to this factory if it existed there first.

Either way this was a tragic incident.

[still kicking]

11 minutes ago, Stargeezr said:

Thailand is in Asia, and isn't Asia err China where fireworks were first invented?

  Too bad there was not a rule to have these dangerous factories far from a residential neighborhood.

     Or too bad houses were allowed to get built close to this factory if it existed there first.

Either way this was a tragic incident.

I have to add where I live fireworks are prohibited for private persons to obtain, and yes, we have fireworks certain days of the year, but they done by pyrotechnician, and the fireworks are stored well away from housings.

[neeray]

1 hour ago, still kicking said:

I have to add where I live fireworks are prohibited for private persons to obtain, and yes, we have fireworks certain days of the year, but they done by pyrotechnician, and the fireworks are stored well away from housings.

This is the way it should be done. I did lots of dangerous things with them when I was young & dumb, same as I see other kids do today. 

[SiSePuede419]

The South of Thailand sounds nice. ????

[MarcelV]

Thoughts and prayers for the injured and all victims' relatives. ????????????????

[billd766]

15 hours ago, Stargeezr said:

Thailand is in Asia, and isn't Asia err China where fireworks were first invented?

  Too bad there was not a rule to have these dangerous factories far from a residential neighborhood.

     Or too bad houses were allowed to get built close to this factory if it existed there first.

Either way this was a tragic incident.

Actually it started as a shop selling farming an kitchen machinery.

 

It was built around the same time as the rest of the houses. I suspect that the shop went bust and the owner converted it into a warehouse (legally or not I have no idea). It was never a factory either.

 

 

[snoop1130]

Fireworks fiasco: Narathiwat warehouse woes lead to married Thai culprits

 

 

In the aftermath of the harrowing fireworks explosion in Narathiwat province on Saturday, a disaster which resulted in 12 fatalities and left 121 people wounded, local authorities were quick to establish the identities of those accountable for the fire on Saturday, July 29. They identified Sompong Na Kul and Piyanut Puengworawat, a married couple, as the proprietors of the warehouse responsible for the catastrophic incident.

 

The couple initially managed a shop christened Weerawat Panit in Muno subdistrict. The shop’s merchandise predominantly comprised farming equipment and kitchenware. This information was revealed by Provincial Police Region 9 Commissioner Police Lieutenant General Nanthadet Yoinual, reported Pattaya News.

 

As the narrative unfolded, it was found that the couple had subsequently repurposed the shop into a warehouse. It was at this point, according to Pol. Lt. Gen. Nanthadet’s disclosures, that they began to amass a substantial stockpile of fireworks.

 

Based on the evidence gathered from investigations, which included the observation of deep holes present on the premises, it was believed that over 1,000 kilograms of fireworks were stocked in the warehouse contrary to legal directives.

 

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Caption: Picture courtesy of Pattaya News

 

Full Story: https://thethaiger.com/news/pattaya/thai-couple-accused-of-illegal-fireworks-storage-after-deadly-explosion

 

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[hotchilli]

12 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

As the narrative unfolded, it was found that the couple had subsequently repurposed the shop into a warehouse. It was at this point, according to Pol. Lt. Gen. Nanthadet’s disclosures, that they began to amass a substantial stockpile of fireworks.

Which of course they divulged to local authorities to have the requisite licenses approved and change of business recorded etc ?

Thought not

[PETERTHEEATER]

This event will surely reduce the number of terrorist attacks on local defence forces involving Roman Candles and Catherine wheels.????

 

(Please post Confused Emoticon here)

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

"The warehouse, post approval, rapidly metamorphosed into a storage facility hosting an eclectic plethora of fireworks."

 

"Metamorphosed" into an "eclectic plethora" of fireworks? 

 

Well, someone had their English dictionary out today!

 

Or maybe the posted news story here is an AI-generated rewrite?  Who actually talks or writes like that?

 

Edited August 2, 2023 by TallGuyJohninBKK