Yesterday afternoon, a fire ignited at a landfill in Si Maha Phot district, Prachin Buri, believed to be caused by the extreme heat of approximately 40 degrees Celsius. The fire led to thick black smoke filling the sky and an unpleasant smell spreading across.

 

Four fire trucks immediately rushed to the landfill, which spans roughly 2.7 hectares in the Nong Prong sub-district, to prevent the fire from spreading. An emergency response also included two backhoes used to clear garbage away from the site. According to the provincial public disaster prevention and mitigation office, the fire was still burning five hours after it ignited around 4pm.

 

A local official speculated that gases from the large heap of garbage possibly triggered the fire because of the exceptionally high temperatures that day.

 

Meanwhile, a different fire incident occurred at a chemical factory in Bangkok's Chom Thong district on Rama 2 Road. The report came in around 2am this morning, and it resulted in chemical fumes leaking into the surrounding environment.

 

Local fire trucks, supported by a chemicals team from the district’s environment office, were deployed to the factory located in Soi 20 off Rama 2 Road to manage the leak. Emergency teams removed 12 containment drums filled with chemicals from the factory premises.

 

By approximately 3am, officials successfully halted the leak of chemical-laden smoke. Today, environment officials plan to visit the plant to investigate the fire's origin.

 

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-- 2024-04-25

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4 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

A local official speculated that gases from the large heap of garbage possibly triggered the fire because of the exceptionally high temperatures that day.

 

Nonsense, it was caused by an arsonist. Always is.

 

14 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

An emergency response also included two backhoes used to clear garbage away from the site.

So was it a managed landfill site or just a large tip?

I almost believe that, landfill fire due to global warming ... 

 

Are people really that stupid