On a recent weekday, a mysterious plume of smoke erupting from the ground left locals in the Bang Chakreng district perplexed. Residents were especially alarmed when a frog leapt into a nearby boil, only to be cooked alive. Importantly, it wasn’t until staff at the Electricity Authority switched off the power that the reason for this unusual happening was discovered. Officials warn that this electrical fault situation was dangerously unstable.

 

On the day in question, police from the Mueang Samut Songkhram station, alongside fire personnel from the Municipality of Samut Songkhram, and volunteers from Sawangbenjathum Samut Songkhram Rescue Foundation, converged on a residential area in Soi Bang Chakreng 4, Mae Klong, to investigate the strange smoke. The residence belonged to Wimonnart, 47 years old, who believed gas or chemicals seeping from the ground were the cause of the electrical fault.

 

As officials attempted to dig down into the smoking soil, water poured into the hole, rapidly heating and creating a boiling pool. A frog unintentionally jumped into this boiling water, immediately cooking to death. Officers moved with caution, fearing a dangerous escalation of the electrical fault event.

 

by Nattapong Westwood

Photo courtesy of KhaoSod

 

Full story: https://thethaiger.com/news/national/hidden-electrical-fault-causes-boiling-ground-and-shocks-thai-district

 

-- © Copyright Thaiger 2023-08-02

 

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41 minutes ago, webfact said:

As officials attempted to dig down into the smoking soil, water poured into the hole, rapidly heating and creating a boiling pool. A frog unintentionally jumped into this boiling water, immediately cooking to death. Officers moved with caution, fearing a dangerous escalation of the electrical fault event.

Then the authorities did what ???? very poor reporting

1 hour ago, Geoffggi said:

Then the authorities did what ???? very poor reporting

They had a meeting, formed a committee and ate the frog of course

5 hours ago, Geoffggi said:

Then the authorities did what ???? very poor reporting

Click on the link and it tells you.

6 hours ago, Geoffggi said:

Then the authorities did what ???? very poor reporting

As it says in the link.

7 hours ago, webfact said:

A frog unintentionally jumped into this boiling water, immediately cooking to death.

Yum - Yum!!

 

 

 

From the linked article:

 

.....If there is no grounded wire, this might have caused an electrical short circuit, a house fire or electrocution.”.......

 

But there was a grounded wire and it was doing its job. The main electrical input was touching the ground wire. You cant get a a better short circuit than that! ????