Pictures captured from responders.

 

A fire engulfed a stationery shop in the early hours of the morning on December 27, resulting in the tragic deaths of a family of three in the Krok Phra district of Nakhon Sawan province. The victims, identified as Poljak, 51, his wife Ruenthong, 46, and their son Kornwisiva, 17, were unable to escape the blaze in time.

 

The fire broke out at approximately 00:30 in a commercial building located opposite the Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC) in Moo 4, Krok Phra. Police Lieutenant Achitchipong Duna, investigator from the Krok Phra Police Station, was alerted to the incident and dispatched emergency response teams, including firefighters, rescue workers, and paramedics from Krok Phra Hospital, to the scene.

 

Upon arrival, responders encountered thick smoke billowing from the building and flames concentrated on the second floor. The front door was found locked, prompting rescue workers to use hydraulic tools to force entry and allow municipal firefighters to tackle the fire.

 

Once the blaze was extinguished, a search of the property revealed the bodies of the three victims trapped inside. Authorities suspect the fire was caused by an electrical short circuit, which rapidly spread through the building, leaving the family with no time to escape.

 

The bodies were retrieved and sent for post-mortem examinations at Sawanpracharak Hospital. Authorities are continuing their investigation to confirm the cause of the fire.

 

-- 2024-12-28

 

Tragic loss of life, smoke detectors here are a rare fitting in most homes.

16 hours ago, hotchilli said:

Tragic loss of life, smoke detectors here are a rare fitting in most homes.

It's not only no fire alarms in a house that can be deadly. It must be an Asian thing to lock external doors with no key left nearby to open  in an emergency such as a fire. The first time I stayed at my in-laws house in Manila I went upstairs  to the bedroom and there was a locked steel grille door leading to a balcony. I also noted that the windows had steel bars on them so you could't get out. When I asked my wife where a key for the balcony door was she said her mother had it downstairs in her bedroom and when I sugested to her that would not be a good idea in case of a fire in the stairs and we can't get out she just gave me a blank look and said don't worry we'll be right.I sent her down to get the key and hung it on a nail inside the door for easy access. that key is still there today.