Another tank fire incident.

[Georgealbert]

18.00, today, reports of a tank fire at the factory, in the Bowin area, Sriracha District.

 

Responders are currently at the scene, but information is limited, with no details of what is stored in the tank.

 

Not yet reported by news sites, but will update when available.

 

Earlier video of the incident here.

 

https://fb.watch/skb_43Y4GZ/?
 

 

[Georgealbert]

Given the tank construction and the fact there is clearly no bund protection, it is not a highly flammable/combustible liquid.

 

No fixed fire fighting systems on tank, so assume this is a fairly low risk material, that hopefully can be extinguished quickly.

 

 

[Georgealbert]

This is at the steel factory, Bowin , and the 10 year old tank was reported to being demolished.

 

While cutting the steel tank, sparks are reported to have set fire to a rubber seal/collar.

9 fire trucks from the Chao Phraya Municipality in conjunction with the Industrial Estate fire trucks are currently at the scene,

 

https://www.matichon.co.th/region/news_4597191#google_vignette

[champers]

AN should sign you up as their Pattaya News Correspondent.

[Georgealbert]

28 minutes ago, champers said:

AN should sign you up as their Pattaya News Correspondent.

555555
 

Thanks, but no, I am currently laid up with an injury and just have too much time on my hand, which is not normally my situation.

 

I also only have a very boring narrow interests, emergency response and aviation safety, and just lucky to have social media contacts that alert me to these incidents.

[Isaner]

Looks like an obsolete "gasometer" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gas_holder which was used for balancing the gas pressure in the plant. 

[Georgealbert]

49 minutes ago, Isaner said:

Looks like an obsolete "gasometer" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gas_holder which was used for balancing the gas pressure in the plant. 

Yes agree, latest reports suggest that the tank has been out of use for over 10 years, and was being demolished , but was fitted with some form of rubber fitting/lining, and it was sparks from cutting equipment that set that rubber alight. It has not been reported how much of the original internal structure/fittings were still in place.
 

Seems that the problem with extinguishing the fire was there was limited access to apply water directly onto the fire, with safety concerns of the integrity of the structure of the tank. Water was applied on the sides of the tank, purely as cooling, and a ALP (aerial ladder platform) was finally used as a water tower to finally extinguish the burning rubber.