School Blaze Destroys Science & Computer Rooms in Chachoengsao

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A fire swept through a school in Bang Nam Priao district in the early hours of the morning of 6 July, gutting the science and computer rooms, causing extensive damage.

Police at Bang Nam Priao Station were alerted at around 04:00 to a fire at Mon Thong Witthaya School, Moo 7, Mon Thong Subdistrict. Firefighting teams from several local agencies, including the municipalities of Bang Nam Priao and Bang Khanak, as well as the Mon Thong and Singto Thong subdistrict administrative organisations, were immediately dispatched to the scene.

Firefighters arrived to find flames engulfing a two-storey school building. The blaze is believed to have originated in the science laboratory before spreading rapidly to the neighbouring computer room. It took approximately one hour and seven fire engines to bring the fire under control.

According to Mr. Suwit Salehmad, 52, the school’s caretaker, the fire was first noticed just before 04:00, after a neighbour alerted him to visible flames. “I saw the fire from a distance and rushed to the school,” Mr. Suwit told reporters. “I tried to put it out using a fire extinguisher, but the flames were too strong and I couldn’t get close.”

The damage includes the complete destruction of laboratory equipment, chemical supplies, computers, desks and a television. The roof of the building also collapsed during the fire.

Police investigators have begun examining the scene but say the cause of the blaze has not yet been determined. Forensic teams are expected to carry out a detailed investigation. The total value of the damage has not yet been assessed.

  Adapted by Asean Now from Khaosod 2025-07-07