Elderly Man, 82, Dies After Being Caught in Blaze While Burning Rice Stubble in Surin

[Georgealbert]

 

Picture from responders.

 

An 82-year-old man lost his life after being overcome by smoke and flames while burning rice stubble in a field near his home in Surin province. The incident occurred on 14 April, despite repeated warnings from family members not to engage in the dangerous activity.

 

Police Lieutenant Thienthip Uthes, deputy investigator at Phianram Police Station in Mueang District, together with forensic doctors from Surin Hospital and rescue workers, responded to the scene in Ban Nadi, Village No. 1, Nadi subdistrict. The man, identified as Mr. Kaew, was found face-down and severely burned approximately 500 metres from the main road, in the middle of a rice field. His body was sent to Surin Hospital for a post-mortem examination in accordance with legal procedures.

 

According to Ms. Somrak, a relative of the deceased, Mr. Kaew had a habit of burning rice stubble in the fields and had already been rescued twice in previous incidents. Despite repeated pleas from his family to stop, he insisted on continuing the practice. On this occasion, he left home early in the morning to burn the stubble once more.

 

The rescue team from Nadi revealed that in the past, Mr. Kaew had accidentally allowed flames to spread to neighbouring fields. In those instances, he had attempted to extinguish the fire himself using tree branches, fearing he would be blamed by nearby farmers. The team believed that once again the fire may have spread, and in his effort to stop it, he succumbed to smoke inhalation and collapsed.

 

No one was nearby to help, as most villagers were attending a local Songkran festival at the temple. By the time Mr. Kaew was found, it was too late, he had already died.

 

Authorities have urged the public, particularly the elderly, to avoid burning agricultural waste during the dry season due to the high risk of uncontrollable fires and harmful smoke.

 

-- 2025-04-15

 

[Henk Langeweg]

No need for free Denture for this piece of ....

[PETERTHEEATER]

Another example of a villager ignoring the fact that stubble burning is illegal and instead following a practice which he and other farmers have used all their working lives. Subsistence farming is a tough life and I have sympathy for the deceased. 

[billd766]

3 hours ago, Henk Langeweg said:

No need for free Denture for this piece of ....

A man has died and this is the best you can come up with.

 

You are a very sick person.

[Henk Langeweg]

1 hour ago, billd766 said:

A man has died and this is the best you can come up with.

 

You are a very sick person.

How many people has he given a lower quality of life or maybe even death by his 'mai pen rai' attitude? F him!

[Patong2021]

2 hours ago, billd766 said:

A man has died and this is the best you can come up with.

You are a very sick person.

 

Yes, a man died. Thousands die every day in Thailand, some in  more tragic circumstances. This man died at his own hands. He made the decision to disobey pleas to stop and he ignored the multiple requests by the  community to stop the practice.  Thank you for what appears to be, an empty gesture of faux empathy.  There is a  frustration with the burners and maybe the only way  they will stop is if they  die off.

[watchcat]

22 hours ago, Georgealbert said:

The incident occurred on 14 April, despite repeated warnings from family members not to engage in the dangerous activity.