Early this morning (Friday 20 November) there was a fire at the Siam Society, which destroyed the office and shop, and damaged part of the library. Fortunately there were no casualties.

As a result, no phone or Internet connections are currrently working. Staff are currently busy assessing the damage and making recovery plans, but if you need to contact the Society urgently you can call a member of staff on the mobile phone numbers show to below.

Khun Ekkarin 08 4165 7423

Khun Panthipa 08 1822 2705

Khun Prasert 08 1840 5684 or 08 9677 5489

Khun Euayporn 08 1823 8910

Khun Kanitha 08 1904 4020

Updates to the situation will be posted on the website – www.siam-society.org.

Source: Siam Society

Latest update from siam-society.org:

Buildings affected:-

Shop and office:- Destroyed. It will take a few weeks before all the normal admin functions are resumed.

Library:- Suffering from smoke and water damage.The library will be closed for a few weeks while things are cleaned up and dried out.

Auditorium, Sengaroon House, Kamthieng House:- Not affected, functions in these buildings will continue as normal.

The lecture on 26 November by Jamshed K. Fozdar has been postponed and we will try to reschedule it for a later date.

It is always such a shame when a library gets damaged.

This is a shame. Lots can be learned by going to a place like this

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The news regarding the fire are posted in Bangkok Forum: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/Fire-Destroy...ng-t315791.html

The news regarding the fire are posted in Bangkok Forum: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/Fire-Destroy...ng-t315791.html

Glad to hear Ruen Kham Thiang still stands.