Bangkok blaze claims gold investor’s life in Wang Thonglang district

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by Nattapong Westwood

 

Picture courtesy of KhaoSod

 

A tragic fire engulfed a luxurious residence in the Wang Thonglang district of Bangkok, claiming the life of a gold stock investor, the house owner, in his bedroom. The incident occurred early in the morning, and by the time the emergency services arrived, the fire had rapidly spread throughout the property, leaving little to salvage.

 

In the early hours of this morning, the Bangkok Metropolitan Police received a distress call alerting them to a fire at a private residence in Soi Ladprao 56, in the Wang Thonglang area. The responding team, which included firefighters from Bangkapi station with five fire trucks, forensic experts, medical examiners from the Police Hospital, and volunteers from the Poh Teck Tueng Foundation, discovered a two-story, European-style house, approximately 200 square metres in size, completely engulfed in flames.

 

Upon extinguishing the fire, they found the charred remains of 55 year old Kulkawee (surname withheld) in the second-floor bedroom. Despite the swift response, the fire had left the residence in ruins.

The investigation revealed that the deceased was a stock investor in gold markets who lived alone in the house, while his family resided separately. His two children were abroad, and he usually spent nights either at his condo with his wife or out, seldom staying at his house.

Neighbours last saw Kulkawee outside his residence around 10pm last night before the fire. Later that night, they reportedly heard sounds resembling electrical shorts, followed swiftly by the sight of his house ablaze, reported Bangkok Post.

 

Police Lieutenant Thai Sawangjit, the deputy inspector (investigation) at Wang Thonglang Police Station, obtained information indicating that the owner was not often home, favouring nights out. Following the fire, forensic officials were called to investigate the cause, with a preliminary hypothesis suggesting an electrical short circuit.

 

In related news, a blaze unexpectedly ignited on an electricity pole nearing the Somdet Borommaratchadewi Sri Racha Hospital in Sri Racha on February 14, wreaking havoc on communication cables and leading to service disruptions in the area.

 

by Nattapong Westwood

Picture courtesy of KhaoSod

 

Source: The Thaiger 2024-03-21

 

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[flyingtlger]

Karma....

[ezzra]

16 minutes ago, webfact said:

and by the time the emergency services arrived, the fire had rapidly spread throughout the property, leaving little to salvage.

No wonder, them narrow alleys and streets are very hard to get through and some fire brigades have

fire extinguish equipment mounted to motor bikes and other small vehicles...  

[Georgealbert]

58 minutes ago, ezzra said:

No wonder, them narrow alleys and streets are very hard to get through and some fire brigades have

fire extinguish equipment mounted to motor bikes and other small vehicles...  

Between 2013 and 2016 Bangkok Fire Service did buy 20 mini fire trucks (ATVs), to help with the limited access in some areas.

 

They were left hand drive and total cost was 160 million baht. There were claims that “the accusation of these vehicles were purchased at an overly high price”

 

Have no idea if there are still used, but have never seen any pictures of them at a fire.

 

 

Edited March 21 by Georgealbert

[Georgealbert]

57 minutes ago, Georgealbert said:

Between 2013 and 2016 Bangkok Fire Service did buy 20 mini fire trucks (ATVs), to help with the limited access in some areas.

 

They were left hand drive and total cost was 160 million baht. There were claims that “the accusation of these vehicles were purchased at an overly high price”

 

Have no idea if there are still used, but have never seen any pictures of them at a fire.

 

 

 

The mini fire engines, were still in use when this video was posted in 2022.Also shows the emergency response motorcycles.