Worker's Heroic Act Ends Tragically in Map Ta Phut Fire

[webfact]

Picture courtesy: Facebook  ZOOM Rayong ซูมระยอง

 

A 36-year-old employee's heroic attempt to shut a tank valve before a gasoline explosion cost him his life at a fire in Map Ta Phut, Rayong province. The incident led to several injuries, with the fire battled for over eight hours. 

 

The fire broke out during maintenance work on a solvent tank. Four employees, including the deceased Nopporn Ruammah, were assessing the level of a chemical named Cynoplus when an explosion occurred following a smoke signal. 

 

Kalchai Thepwarachai, Deputy Governor of Rayong, and top officials from the Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand and the SCG, Cement Thai holdings Co., Ltd., addressed the incident, which took place around 10:45 am on May 9.

 

The four employees were inspecting an 8,000 cubic metre tank that contained Cynoplus. While the cause of the explosion is yet unclear, it led to one death and three injuries. 

 

Two firefighters were also hurt during the response. The fire reignited due to residual heat after initially being put out at noon but was finally contained by 6 pm. 

 

Company CEO Tharmsak Sethaudom assured that the chemical tanks' temperature is being watched to avoid a relapse and voiced the company's commitment towards a thorough investigation and ensuring community safety. 

 

The company also promised support for the deceased employee's family, including funding his children's education up to degree level and covering medical expenses for injured employees and firefighters. 

 

Residents, initially evacuated to a nearby school, have begun returning home. Local areas have been declared as disaster zones to ensure effective emergency assistance.
 

-- 2024-05-10

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[Tropicalevo]

Very sad for the guy and his family. Good try sir.

Well done to the company for the support for the families.

[hotchilli]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

A 36-year-old employee's heroic attempt to shut a tank valve before a gasoline explosion cost him his life

RiP fella, you tried to do the right thing... I just hope the company follows your example.

[ignore it]

Definitely a hero. Rest in peace.

 

But why would they have Cynoplus, a thyroid medication, in such a big tank at a hydrocarbon processing facility. 

 

Or we talking Typo, proofreading,  editing, or AI authorship issue?

[LennyW]

21 hours ago, ignore it said:

Definitely a hero. Rest in peace.

 

But why would they have Cynoplus, a thyroid medication, in such a big tank at a hydrocarbon processing facility. 

 

Or we talking Typo, proofreading,  editing, or AI authorship issue?

It is not Cynoplus, it is C9 - The C9 Aromatic Hydrocarbons Solvents Category is comprised of a petroleum naphtha refinery stream, “Solvent naphtha, (petroleum), light aromatic,”

[ignore it]

2 hours ago, LennyW said:

It is not Cynoplus, it is C9 - The C9 Aromatic Hydrocarbons Solvents Category is comprised of a petroleum naphtha refinery stream, “Solvent naphtha, (petroleum), light aromatic,”

Thanks LennyW.

Trophy for that accurate info.

So much bad editing now.

[billd766]

2 hours ago, ignore it said:

Thanks LennyW.

Trophy for that accurate info.

So much bad editing now.

I am not so sure that it is bad editing. My thoughts are that the articles are written with the help of AI, and simply posted without editing, in the hope that AI got it right in the first place.

 

I have a feeling that AI is used here, as I had to carefully edit and retype my last sentence. In 30 words, I corrected 12 errors.

[Mr Meeseeks]

RIP to this guy, but the fact he lost his life while attempting to shut off a valve indicates that he was taking a risk, which further indicates that his training and/or supervision was deficient. It also begs the question of why this could not have been done remotely.

[bamnutsak]

The fire in 2021 - attributed to a contractor performing repairs - was a bit worse.

 

I think they dodged (another) bullet on this one. Seems like this could have been far worse.

 

Commerce Minister Pimpatra Wichaikul was reluctant to get out of her car when she arrived on scene due to the chemical smells.

 

 

 

 

[Georgealbert]

On 5/13/2024 at 8:26 AM, bamnutsak said:

The fire in 2021 - attributed to a contractor performing repairs - was a bit worse.

 

I think they dodged (another) bullet on this one. Seems like this could have been far worse.

 

Commerce Minister Pimpatra Wichaikul was reluctant to get out of her car when she arrived on scene due to the chemical smells.

 

 

 

 

Yes agree with your comment, but the graphic shows the wrong location for 2024 incident, I have corrected the location below. My original graphic was based on incorrect information issued by EMCC (Environmental Monitoring and Control Centre), showing early wind direction, when the evacuation was first started.

 

The 2021 incident caused 3 deaths and 2 serious injuries,