Startled Smoker Ignites Plutaluang Village Oil Blaze

A Sattahip house used for storing illegal benzyl oil caught fire, which spread to two other homes. The fire began when two workers dropped an oil tank being unloading from a truck. A lit cigarette fell from the mouth of the surprised worker, which ignited the spilled oil on the ground.

SATTAHIP – March 12, 2013 [PDN]; at 9 p.m., a report of a fire burning many people’s houses was received by Pol. Lt. Col. Natthavuth Srithongpech, investigation officer, Plutaluang police station. He rushed to the scene with 5 fire trucks from Plutaluang Subdistrict Administrative Organization, Sattahip municipal; and the rescue officers of Sawangrojjanatharmmasatharn Sattahip foundation.

The fire was burning in the National Housing Authority village, Chonburi Eua Arthorn house, Plutaluang 2, Moo 4, Tambon Plutaluang, Amphur Sattahip, Chonburi province.

Officers arrived at the scene of the fire, a 2-story concrete house in the middle of the village with more than 100 houses nearby. The origin of the fire was at the house address 215/81, which then spread to burn the nearby house numbers 215/80 and 215/82, until all three houses were burnt.

Full story:http://www.pattayadailynews.com/en/2013/03/13/startled-smoker-ignites-plutaluang-village-oil-blaze/

--PATTAYA DAILY NEWS 2013-03-13

"The fire began when two workers dropped an oil tank being unloading from a truck. A lit cigarette fell from the mouth of the surprised worker, which ignited the spilled oil on the ground."

The everyone became extremely surprised.

Need to have photos of burning houses on cigarette packs next.

What a nutjob. Smoking while unloading the tank. Heheheh Hahahah.

I wonder how many of these self modified fuel trucks are running around, waiting for an accident to happen.

I wonder how many of these self modified fuel trucks are running around, waiting for an accident to happen.

Many

UPDATE

Bootleg Oil Seller Busted By Cops After Big Fire

The 49-year-old millionaire owner of an oil and transportation business surrendered to police after an accidental oil fire torched three Plutaluang homes. Illegal benzyl oil was being stored in a home, which caught fire when a careless worker ignited spilled oil with his burning cigarette.

SATTAHIP:– March 13, 2013 [PDN]; at 4 p.m., a follow-up investigation of a suspicious house fire in Plutaluang that spread to two other homes was conducted by Pol. Col. Chaosiri Boonsiriyothin, Superintendent, Phlutaluang police station; together with Mr. Suphan Saengthong, the inspector general of Ministry of Energy; Chief Petty Officer First Class Vitsanu Tosombat, the chairman of Phlutaluang Subdistrict Administrative Organization; and the officers from Scientific Crime Detection Division, section 2.

They went to inspect at the incident and collect the evidence to inspect to find the cause of the fire. Initially, the officers investigated two suspected causes of the blaze: from sparks from the electric transformer in front of the house that short-circuited, and from a man who was smoking a cigarette.

Pol. Col. Chaosiri Boonsiriyothin, Superintendent, Phlutaluang police station, revealed that in this case he had coordinated to follow up to arrest a Mr. Adul Kamapanai, age 35, from Mahasarakham province.

Mr. Adul had been hired by the homeowner to take care of the house and control the delivery of oil, which is now under investigation to follow up to arrest the rest of people involved in the illegal selling of oil. The police tracked down the name of the owner of the burned house and a black Mitsubishi pickup truck modified to hold a 2,000 liter oil container on its pickup bed.

Full story:http://www.pattayadailynews.com/en/2013/03/14/bootleg-oil-seller-busted-by-cops-after-big-fire/

--PATTAYA DAILY NEWS 2013-03-14

oh sigaret and fuel don't mix, that is news... to the stupid man who started the fire

what if this was your house burnt down by someone else's stupidity

guess you will have to caugh up for the damages yourself in that case

miracle thailand

and they would like nuclear power here ?

Wonder why the owner was quick to surrender himself to the police, maybe he borrowed the money for his venture from Measures Base, Ball & Bat...