60-Year-Old Woman Severely Injured in Homemade Firecracker Blast, House Destroyed

[Georgealbert]

 

 

A 60-year-old woman was severely injured and lost her arm in an explosion on November 6, that destroyed her entire house while she was assembling a homemade firecracker. The device, intended to scare away birds, detonated unexpectedly, causing catastrophic damage to her residence.

 

The incident occurred at a home in Village 6, Nong Ratchawat Subdistrict, Nong Ya Sai District, Suphan Buri Province. Pol. Col. Chaichanpat Yatirattanakanya, Chief of Nong Ya Sai Police Station, received the emergency call and promptly dispatched Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) teams and forensic officers to the scene.

 

The explosion reduced the single-story concrete home to rubble, with windows, doors, and the roof blown away by the blast. Inside the wreckage, investigators found a large pool of blood but little other evidence of intact structures or materials.

 

The injured homeowner was rushed to Nong Ya Sai Hospital before being transferred to Chao Phraya Yommarat Hospital due to the severity of her injuries. 

 

Authorities are continuing their investigation into the cause of the explosion.

 

Picture from responders.

-- 2024-11-07

 

 

[Bobsuruncle]

That must have been a big firecracker!

[Geoffggi]

2 hours ago, Georgealbert said:

The device, intended to scare away birds, detonated unexpectedly, causing catastrophic damage to her residence.

Well, I suppose the burning question is did it work and were the birds frightened away ................LOL

[gk10012001]

6 minutes ago, Geoffggi said:

The device, intended to scare away birds, detonated unexpectedly, causing catastrophic damage to her residence.

Sheesh.  Dinosaur sized birds?  All the birds in the province?

[watchcat]

16 minutes ago, Bobsuruncle said:

That must have been a big firecracker!

 

Or bad cement on he building, I wonder what the heck  she was growing to motivate this kind of "bomb"?

[watchcat]

13 minutes ago, Geoffggi said:

Well, I suppose the burning question is did it work and were the birds frightened away ................LOL

 

For 5 minutes, then they're back. Same with most airports'

[simon43]

So she planned to build a big bird-scarer firework.

 

Place it in the field.

 

BANG!

 

Right, that worked, what next?  Oh make another big firework for the next couple of birds....

 

Somewhere, her logic of thinking this through is not very good!

[watchcat]

43 minutes ago, simon43 said:

Somewhere, her logic of thinking this through is not very good!

 

Correct, shoud had bought a shotgun instead.

[edwinchester]

A bird scarer? Big enough to demolish the house? I have my doubts as there are many of these cottage fireworks factories in Suphanburi.