At least 23 people have been killed and several others injured in an explosion at a firework factory in Suan Taeng sub-district of Suphan Buri province this afternoon.

 

The identities of the victims have not yet been released.

 

The factory is licenced and is in an isolated location, far from any residential areas.

 

The cause of the explosion is not yet known, but investigators are at the scene.

 

 

Source: Thai PBS 2024-01-17

 

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Wasn't there another Fireworks explosion in Thailand around June of last year...

 

And another in November of last year ??....   Same area...  Same factory ???

 

 

What happened... the same people who make all the Truck brakes ?

There was a big explosion and fire at the dragon museum in Suphanburi city a few years back and they had to rebuild a lot of it.

Another firework explosion and more needless deaths, but NOTHING is ever learned and nothing changes. 

Catastrophe in Suphan Buri as at least 22 die in huge fireworks explosion on Wednesday afternoon
by News Desk

 

National Police Chief General Torsak Sukwimol took charge of the response to the disaster on Wednesday. He promised a full investigation and legal action if any wrongdoing was found. The devastation of the tragedy even left responding firefighters shocked with fears that all workers at the fireworks factory may have lost their lives.

Suphan Buri Horror: 22 lives lost in fireworks factory blast. Prime Minister orders probe into factory’s dark history. National safety concerns about fireworks escalate after the latest and most devastating explosion.

Authorities in Thailand on Wednesday have been left stunned by a devastating explosion in Suphan Buri province in which at least 22 people lost their lives. All workers at the factory are thought to have perished in a massive explosion which wiped out the facility. Presently, the extent of the death toll is being established and the identities of those who perished are being published. In the meantime, the police chief has vowed to get to the bottom of the catastrophe. From Davos in Switzerland, a shocked and sombre Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin also made a similar promise. The factory was the subject of another explosion in November 2022 in which three were injured and one killed. 

 

A disaster erupted in Suphan Buri on Wednesday afternoon. Tragedy struck when a firework manufacturing factory, situated in Village No. 3, Sala Khao Subdistrict, Mueang Suphan Buri District blew up.

 

The facility where 30 people were reported to be working was completely destroyed in a catastrophic explosion.

 

Full story: Thai Examiner.com 2024-01-18

 

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9 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

Wasn't there another Fireworks explosion in Thailand around June of last year

nearly as regular as bus crashes

 

RIP

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6 hours ago, webfact said:

Catastrophe in Suphan Buri as at least 22 die in huge fireworks explosion on Wednesday afternoon
by News Desk

 

National Police Chief General Torsak Sukwimol took charge of the response to the disaster on Wednesday. He promised a full investigation and legal action if any wrongdoing was found. The devastation of the tragedy even left responding firefighters shocked with fears that all workers at the fireworks factory may have lost their lives.

Suphan Buri Horror: 22 lives lost in fireworks factory blast. Prime Minister orders probe into factory’s dark history. National safety concerns about fireworks escalate after the latest and most devastating explosion.

Authorities in Thailand on Wednesday have been left stunned by a devastating explosion in Suphan Buri province in which at least 22 people lost their lives. All workers at the factory are thought to have perished in a massive explosion which wiped out the facility. Presently, the extent of the death toll is being established and the identities of those who perished are being published. In the meantime, the police chief has vowed to get to the bottom of the catastrophe. From Davos in Switzerland, a shocked and sombre Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin also made a similar promise. The factory was the subject of another explosion in November 2022 in which three were injured and one killed. 

 

A disaster erupted in Suphan Buri on Wednesday afternoon. Tragedy struck when a firework manufacturing factory, situated in Village No. 3, Sala Khao Subdistrict, Mueang Suphan Buri District blew up.

 

The facility where 30 people were reported to be working was completely destroyed in a catastrophic explosion.

 

Full story: Full story: Thai Examiner.com 2024-01-18 2024-01-18

 

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"full investigation and legal action," hopefully those responsible suffered the same fate like the other poor workers.

11 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The cause of the explosion is not yet known,

But one could have an educated guess.

11 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

Wasn't there another Fireworks explosion in Thailand around June of last year...

 

And another in November of last year ??....   Same area...  Same factory ???

 

 

What happened... the same people who make all the Truck brakes ?

November in the South. 

When there is no enforcement of safety standards, for either manufacturing, storage or transportation of fireworks, what else can be expected.

 

Under the DOT classification system, accepted world wide, fireworks are class 1, explosives. (Normally 1.3 or 1,4 depending on type of firework), and need to be treated as such.

 

When profit over rides safety, there is always going to be accidents.

 

The blame is not with the poor workers, but owners, managers and enforcement agencies. Was this place ever inspected?

 

A few fireworks internationally in the last 5 years.

 

 

Health & Safety regulations have gone mad in Europe ... its all about control. Here, well its pretty much an after thought.

Health @ safety regulations procedures  in Thailand are not taken seriously enough

Needs to be enforced and people made aware of what's required in their work place proper training needs to be applied 🤔 

 

12 hours ago, Mr Meeseeks said:

Another firework explosion and more needless deaths, but NOTHING is ever learned and nothing changes. 

Please tell me what you would have learned and what you would change?

I think first we should know WHY this explosion took place, isn't it?

But now I'm curious about your solution🙏

I thought fireworks factories were made up of a series of small buildings rather than one large one to keep down the number of casualties in the event of an accident.

One has to wonder if a careless smoker was involved

14 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

Wasn't there another Fireworks explosion in Thailand around June of last year...

 

And another in November of last year ??....   Same area...  Same factory ???

 

 

What happened... the same people who make all the Truck brakes ?

Quote

The factory was the subject of another explosion in November 2022 in which three were injured and one killed. 

 

1 hour ago, shackleton said:

Health @ safety regulations procedures  in Thailand are not taken seriously enough

Needs to be enforced and people made aware of what's required in their work place proper training needs to be applied 🤔 

 

 

Who is going to enforce though? They are all too corrupt and/or lazy. 

 

Taking 1,000thb to issue a cert saying everything is safe or to pass an audit instead of doing the job properly is the norm here.

 

Money Number One!

1 hour ago, shackleton said:

Health @ safety regulations procedures  in Thailand are not taken seriously enough

Needs to be enforced and people made aware of what's required in their work place proper training needs to be applied 🤔 

 

Please remember where you are, mai pben rai, or in English - near enough is good enough. 

11 minutes ago, Mr Meeseeks said:

 

Who is going to enforce though? They are all too corrupt and/or lazy. 

 

Taking 1,000thb to issue a cert saying everything is safe or to pass an audit instead of doing the job properly is the norm here.

 

Money Number One!

Who is "they"?

The workers are too lazy?

The owner is corrupt?

Explain what you mean, please.

And I'm still waiting for an answer to my recent post too🙏

3 hours ago, hotchilli said:

But one could have an educated guess.

In this case education wouldn't be a criteria.... 

1 hour ago, IamNoone88 said:

Health & Safety regulations have gone mad in Europe ... its all about control. Here, well its pretty much an after thought.

So are you saying that regulations are mad?

 

You seem a  paranoid about it be about control.

 

So you want no regulation, so accidents like this are acceptable to you?

 

8 minutes ago, newbee2022 said:

Who is "they"?

The workers are too lazy?

The owner is corrupt?

Explain what you mean, please.

And I'm still waiting for an answer to my recent post too🙏

If that needs to be explained to you indepth, it would seem you wouldn't understand anyway. 

31 minutes ago, Artisi said:

If that needs to be explained to you indepth, it would seem you wouldn't understand anyway. 

Sounds to me you know the workers in that factory? And also the owner?? ?? 😳

Up to them. Their country. Their culture. Their lives. No-one really seems to care if people die here, whether it be on the roads, on building sites, in factories. Ensuring safety anywhere is simply too much work. Aren't we due another nightclub inferno soon? Because we can be 100% certain that, a week after the last one and safety checks were ordered, it was all forgotten and countless places are still open with blocked or no fire exits, no sprinkler system, no safety measures at all.

26 minutes ago, newbee2022 said:

Sounds to me you know the workers in that factory? And also the owner?? ?? 😳

That would be - knew 

1 hour ago, Artisi said:

In this case education wouldn't be a criteria.... 

Poor storage facilities,un-safe working areas, lack of safety procedures.. the list would probably be long.

1 minute ago, hotchilli said:

Poor storage facilities,un-safe working areas, lack of safety procedures.. the list would probably be long.

All of those plus more- it just requires a little common sense, but it seems to me there is little correlation between common sense and education in Thailand. 

28 minutes ago, Artisi said:

That would be - knew 

Most bad, sad joke. 

3 hours ago, Georgealbert said:

So are you saying that regulations are mad?

 

You seem a  paranoid about it be about control.

 

So you want no regulation, so accidents like this are acceptable to you?

 

Starbucks in London will not even heat a muffin upon request just incase the staff burn their fingers. You go figure it out.