Terrifying Blaze Devastates Turkish Tourist's Pattaya Home

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In Pattaya, a holiday became a nightmare for Turkish tourist Ismail Ceyhun Balaban, when a fire decimated his temporary abode around 9:06 PM on Thursday, May 9. 

 

The residence, nestled amidst the peaceful ambience of Classic Villa Village on Phatthanakan Road, Nongprue sub-district, Banglamung district, Chonburi province, was reported as an inferno to the Nongprue Municipal Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Office, who swiftly dispatched four fire engines to the crisis site.

 

Upon arrival, the fire crew witnessed a single-story villa engulfed in flames, causing clouds of smoke to billow.

 

A closer inspection post the disaster revealed charred remains of spray paint cans and electrical appliances, along with slight damage to the house structure. A shaken yet grateful Mr Balaban confirmed that he was away from the house when the incident occurred, thus escaping potential harm. The cause of the fire, however, remains unknown to him.

 

Eyewitness and fellow resident, Paiboon Thongma, shared his experience of smelling smoke and hearing an explosive sound before the blaze erupted. His prompt alert to the fire department played a key role in the swift response.

 

Pattaya police are conducting an intensive investigation to unravel the cause of the fire. While the incident is undoubtedly a distressing event for Mr Balaban, this close shave with disaster lends a stark reminder to all about the precariousness of life and the importance of fire safety measures.

 

The community has already begun pouring in support and solidarity for Mr Balaban in the face of this tragedy.

 

Picture courtesy: Siam Rath

 

-- 2024-05-11

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[brianthainess]

Will he lose his deposit ?.......

[petermik]

1 minute ago, brianthainess said:

Will he lose his deposit ?.......

Only if he cannot produce his receipt.....

[itsari]

1 hour ago, Tropicalevo said:

 

AI must be learning.

I have not seen the hungry flames before.

The fire was starved out

[Burma Bill]

8 hours ago, webfact said:

became a nightmare for Turkish tourist

 

Definitely not a "delight" for him!

[NorthernRyland]

I have some gas cans for lighters in my house. They say max temp of 50c but maybe the heat wave is enough to ignite them?

[hotchilli]

9 hours ago, webfact said:

In Pattaya, a holiday became a nightmare for Turkish tourist Ismail Ceyhun Balaban, when a fire decimated his temporary abode around 9:06 PM on Thursday, May 9. 

So was he renting?

[brianthainess]

3 hours ago, itsari said:

The fire was starved out

Actually factually correct, even though it is gobbledygook, a fire has only 3 elements Heat, fuel, and Oxygen, starve it of one and it dies.

 the fire triangle take one side away and it collapses. just saying. 

[brianthainess]

9 hours ago, webfact said:

A closer inspection post the disaster revealed charred remains of spray paint cans and electrical appliances

Was he 'doing them up' for resale ? 

[PETERTHEEATER]

.....reported an inferno......single storey villa engulfed in flames....slight damage to house structure.🤔

[SingAPorn]

When you see even recent villas how badly they are finished in Hua Hin, Hin Lek fai, with cracks all over the outer walls just after 5 or 6 years of completition, one may wonder how those places are done inside. Seems that Patts is no bette with crooked developpers who never bothered to check the faulty stuff they were delivering to guilable foreigners usually.

[steven100]

this is a real Turkish tragedy '  ....  neighbors and locals have already organized to throw the hat around and are looking for support as the story indicates.   

Did it destroy his rented villa /  does he have another room to sleep in .....  maybe next door has offered the sofa.

sadly,  there won't be any shawarma's  at Balabans tonight.  

[brianthainess]

3 hours ago, NorthernRyland said:

I have some gas cans for lighters in my house. They say max temp of 50c but maybe the heat wave is enough to ignite them?

They would just explode unless there is a spark or flame around near them. 

[john donson]

3 hours ago, SingAPorn said:

When you see even recent villas how badly they are finished in Hua Hin, Hin Lek fai, with cracks all over the outer walls just after 5 or 6 years of completition, one may wonder how those places are done inside. Seems that Patts is no bette with crooked developpers who never bothered to check the faulty stuff they were delivering to guilable foreigners usually.

 

the newest almost complete condo complex has already cracks before it opens... another nearby has new cracks every year to be fixed...

 

 

[NorthernRyland]

4 hours ago, brianthainess said:

They would just explode unless there is a spark or flame around near them. 

exploding would be bad. 🙂 I think they're even on cheap composite wood racks. Even so lots of other things that could catch fire like a sofa. They don't take direct sunlight but I think it would be impossible to reach 50c, anywhere in Thailand out of direct sunlight for that matter.