Fire Damages 50 Year Old Dechanukroh Boxing Stadium In Wat Ket

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Fire damages 50 year old Dechanukroh Boxing Stadium in Wat Ket

By Nopniwat Krailerg

Police were informed of a fire at Dechanukroh Boxing Stadium, Kawila camp, on Sannalung road, in Wat Ket in the Muang district in the early hours of March 2. The municipality dispatched 6 fire engines and a water truck, and a full complement of fire fighters and rescue workers to the scene. They were joined by fire fighters and 4 fire engines from the 33rd Military Circle at Kawila Camp.

The fire had started in the boxer’s rooms and spread quickly to the rooftops of the 50 year old wooden building. It took firefighters about 45 minutes to get the blaze under control.

Pol Lt Col Songtham Chankan, police inspector of Mae Ping Police said given the age of the building and the construction materials, the fire caught fast as the dry wood burns easily. He added that it is believed to be an electrical short circuit that caused the fire but that the forensic unit will investigate to determine the cause of the blaze.

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-- Chiang Mai Mail 2010/03/09

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