Family leaps to safety from second-floor in Pathum Thani blaze

[webfact]

A family of four made a harrowing escape from their burning home in the early hours of yesterday, as flames engulfed the property in Chalida Village, Pathum Thani province.

 

The incident, which occurred around 1.20am, forced the family to make a desperate leap from the second floor to avoid the rapidly spreading fire.

 

The fire brigade, along with public disaster relief officials, volunteers from the Ruamkatanyu Foundation, and local police, rushed to the scene with three fire engines. The house, a two-story townhouse at address 35/250, was ablaze when they arrived. Firefighters worked tirelessly to extinguish the flames, successfully preventing them from spreading to adjacent houses. After about 30 minutes, the fire was under control, but the house was completely destroyed.

 

The 34 year old mother of the family, Nanthana Wilaihok recounted the moment of the fire. She was asleep upstairs with her husband and two children when they were awakened by the air conditioning shutting down. Upon opening the bedroom door, she was met with a house full of smoke. Her husband quickly broke the security bars and the family jumped from the second floor to safety, with her son sustaining minor injuries, reported KhaoSod.

Deputy Investigation Chief at Klong Luang Police Station, Sirot Naebnian, after examining the scene, recorded evidence for further investigation. The police forensic team is scheduled to conduct a thorough investigation to determine the cause of the fire.

In related news, a fire tore through a vast garbage pond in Soi Thung Klom-Tan Man near Pattaya on Monday evening. The Nong Prue Municipal Disaster Mitigation Center sprang into action following reports of the inferno around 10pm on Monday, February 12, prompting a swift response from municipal officials across the region.

 

by Puntid Tantivangphaisal

Photo courtesy of KhaoSod

 

Source: The Thaiger 2024-02-17

 

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[dinsdale]

Family leaps to safety from second-floor in Pathum Thani blaze

I think jump rather than leap is the case here. The good ol' The Thaiger. Always dependable for exagerated healines and chat gtp articles. Keep up the good work.

[flyingtlger]

5 minutes ago, webfact said:

forced the family to make a desperate leap from the second floor to avoid the rapidly spreading fire.

Glad to hear they made it out and are safe...

[Changoverandout]

First floor not second.

[simon43]

9 minutes ago, Changoverandout said:

First floor not second.

Ah, that depends where you were born.....

[Crossy]

Let's call it "upstairs" to avoid confusion.

 

 

[hotchilli]

2 hours ago, Changoverandout said:

First floor not second.

In Thailand the ground floor is know as the first floor.

[worgeordie]

They are lucky they did not have bars on the windows ,like many houses have here...

might save your property ,but in a fire the whole family could end up as crisps...

 

regards Worgeordi

[Liverpool Lou]

14 minutes ago, worgeordie said:

They are lucky they did not have bars on the windows ,like many houses have here...

 

They did!...

"...Her husband quickly broke the security bars..."

Edited February 17 by Liverpool Lou

[worgeordie]

9 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said:

They did!...

"...Her husband quickly broke the security bars..."

I just knew you would spot that Lou ......cannot get anything past you,,,keep up the good work

 

regards worgeordie

[Burma Bill]

6 hours ago, webfact said:

In related news, a fire tore through a vast garbage pond in Soi Thung Klom-Tan Man near Pattaya

 

Well I never! A vast garbage pond in the "World Class" resort of Pattaya?😄