webfact Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 Pilot dies in attempt to rescue wife from blaze Noppadol Srithaweekard, Arunrat Chanpit The Nation After jumping from the second floor of his blazing home in Chatuchak district yesterday, a Thai Airways pilot ran right back into the inferno to rescue his wife - but was engulfed by flames and died even as she saved herself by also leaping. Police found Narong Tantijattananont, 53, burned to death with a fire extinguisher held tightly in his hand on the stairs to the upper floor. Narong's wife Jongkolnee, 52, the director of the Metropolitan Electricity Authority's Bang Khen office, sustained a broken leg, spine injury and head wound. She was taken to Mayo Hospital while their son Mark, 23, who had jumped with his father, was being treated at Vibhavadi Hospital for a shoulder injury. Police and firemen at 5am rushed to the residence in the Yoocharoen Estate on Phaholyothin Soi 40 and took an hour to extinguish the fire, which started on the first floor and quickly spread to the second. Police were investigating the cause of the conflagration that destroyed the whole house and a car in the garage. Samit Chanthanop, 33, said he smelled something burning and then spotted flames rising from his neighbour's ground floor at 4.40am. After calling police, he and other neighbours sprinted to the house with fire extinguishers but couldn't pass through the locked gate. Then they saw Narong and his son jumping off the second floor and the son was hurt. Narong grabbed a fire extinguisher and ran back into the house, but Jongkolnee then followed by falling from the second floor. The neighbours sent the injured to hospitals but never saw Narong come back out. -- The Nation 2012-01-24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
South Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 Very sad. RIP Mr Tantijattananon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post GentlemanJim Posted January 24, 2012 Popular Post Share Posted January 24, 2012 Very sad. RIP Mr Tantijattananon. +1 a very brave man. Very sad indeed. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobl Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 RIP Sir... The world needs more people like Mr Tantijattananont. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mario2008 Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 A sad tragedy. May he rest in peace. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marioc Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 Brave and......unlucky indeed! R.I.P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BookMan Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 That's true love for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orgathai Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 a true love from a true hero Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suetape Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 Very sad. My prayers go out to the family Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commentor Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 RIP. That a true hero, loving husband and father. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wintermute Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 No cynicism from me on this one. That's true dedication and love for someone right there. It's sad it turned out the way it did though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sawadeeken Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 A very brave man, unlike a certain 'Cruise-ship' Captain who has been in the news alot lately. Wishing the wife and son a swift recovery and strength to deal with the loss of such a wonderful husband and father. May he RIP.................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 Yep, RIP Capt. You were one of the few. T/A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrtoad Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 Very sad, a very brave man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdnvic Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 Troll post and replies to it removed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berkshire Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 Wow, very impressed with the responses to this thread. (unless the mod has already deleted the wackos) Agree with the sentiments expressed here. Not much else to say except RIP to the brave man who gave his life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NastyNick Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 After reading this, I am walking out to buy a few smoke detectors, kept putting it off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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