Jonathan Fairfield Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 Gas explosion at Royal Thai Air Force safety demo injuries more than 40 people Bangkok:-- More than 40 people suffered a multitude of injuries when a tear gas canister exploded during a safety demonstration by the Royal Thai Air Force. The incident, which occurred on Saturday morning at the Bang Phlad district office in Bangkok, left many of the 200 attendees fleeing the scene in panic as the explosion ripped through the event which was organised to educate staff such as street cleaners and road workers on how to handle any suspicious objects they may come across which they suspect could be explosive devices. During the event one witness reported that several explosive devices were on display. It is believed that one of the participants grabbed the high pressure tear gas canister, causing its activation bolt to be released, which in turn resulted in the device exploding. Those injured at the scene were rushed to nearby hospitals for treatment. The event was organised as part of a new safety campaign in the capital following the recent political unrest and also follows on from the tragic story earlier this month when an old World War 2 bomb exploded in Bangkok killing five people. -- 2014-04-19 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post timewilltell Posted April 19, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted April 19, 2014 Amazing safety demonstration, only in Amazing Thailand where no-one dare say anything bad for fear of defamation. Amazing. Sent from my iPad using ThaiVisa app 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JoeThePoster Posted April 19, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted April 19, 2014 Maybe, they're better off managing a commercial enterprise like Thai Airways. 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Showbags Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 (edited) Attention folk...we are going to use this acme u bewt bomb detector we have to locate the bomb among these gas canisters.......please be aware...we are highly trained in this sort of thing, do not do this at home. oh...and great advertisement for those pro conscription devotees ... Edited April 19, 2014 by Showbags Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Costas2008 Posted April 19, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted April 19, 2014 Health and Safety. First priority in Thailand. Hope everybody will soon recover. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marko kok prong Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 Maybe Tat have got some ideas from this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post retell Posted April 19, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted April 19, 2014 (edited) First rule of exercise with non military trained personell ,USE DUMMYS Oh we did they were in charge of operations Edited April 19, 2014 by retell 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Thait Spot Posted April 19, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted April 19, 2014 First rule of exercise with non military trained personell ,USE DUMMYS Oh we did they were in charge of operations The cabinet said they were too busy to attend Sent from my Nexus 4 using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BeforeTigers Posted April 19, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted April 19, 2014 Sorry, what kind of tear gas canister injures 200 people?And if it injures 200 people with an explosion, then what would be the point of putting tear gas inside it.Tear gas is for suppression. Bombs are for killing people.Why doesn't anything ever make any sense at all around here.Is the weird media coverage, or is everything just this wacky all the damn time? 21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retell Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 Sorry, what kind of tear gas canister injures 200 people? And if it injures 200 people with an explosion, then what would be the point of putting tear gas inside it. Tear gas is for suppression. Bombs are for killing people. Why doesn't anything ever make any sense at all around here. Is the weird media coverage, or is everything just this wacky all the damn time? A bit tearz in the eye something they never experienced before so rush to emergencyroom , sure hope ut was that and not serious injury 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robby nz Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 Something like the suicide bombing instructor to his class : Pay careful attention for I will show you this only once. Was this by any chance the same Chinese teargas canisters that injured protesters some years ago ? Wish the injured a quick recovery. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post khwaibah Posted April 19, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted April 19, 2014 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbamboo Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 Anybody want to buy any black paint? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just1Voice Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 "Now, today's class is on explosives and......oops!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaiisnotrequired Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 Not much to say after reading this OP, apart from ...... For the content of course..... not injuries. Best wishes to the injured, of course. A decision about future safety displays will soon be discussed in 2017, once an elected team of Thai experts is elected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torrens54 Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 Mind you, I'm sure that our highly trained "protectors" here would do a far better job than either the Malaysians or the South Koreans have done with their recent and respective disasters. There would be None of this bungling and misinformation, that has gone on in those two places. Our "guys" would no doubt, be right on top of the situation. They wouldn't try to hood-wink the public or guild the lilley .....ah I could go on but I don't want to risk offending anyone in Malaysia or South Korea by making OUR Guys look so good. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post lemonjelly Posted April 19, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted April 19, 2014 this one's a classic...... 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thai at Heart Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 You can't think this stuff up 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Showbags Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 this one's a classic...... That is pretty darn good.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retell Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 this one's a classic...... Yes it is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post oneday Posted April 19, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted April 19, 2014 Sorry, what kind of tear gas canister injures 200 people? And if it injures 200 people with an explosion, then what would be the point of putting tear gas inside it. Tear gas is for suppression. Bombs are for killing people. Why doesn't anything ever make any sense at all around here. Is the weird media coverage, or is everything just this wacky all the damn time? Weird, inconsistent and outright misleading reporting and headlines all the time in this country. And by leaving off the word "Tear" at the front of "Gas" in the headline it gives a completely different impression of what happened until you actually read the article. "Gas Explosion" seems to imply "natural gas" or "gasoline/petrol". I would have never thought it was "Tear Gas". 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko45k Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 Well done, I am sure all the students now know and will remember how not to do it! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sprq Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 You can't think this stuff up Oh yes you can, in Thailand. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retell Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 Been in riots squad excavations got my share of teargas and rubber bullets its not so bad after tbe first 15 minutes throwing up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sprq Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 You couldn't make it up. Except in Thailand, where you can always expect the ridiculous. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SICHONSTEVE Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 Sorry, what kind of tear gas canister injures 200 people? And if it injures 200 people with an explosion, then what would be the point of putting tear gas inside it. Tear gas is for suppression. Bombs are for killing people. Why doesn't anything ever make any sense at all around here. Is the weird media coverage, or is everything just this wacky all the damn time? It injured about 40 people actually. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bulekee Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 And some wonder why sometimes we extract the urine out of Thai's.Could this be a case in point? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post skorchio Posted April 19, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted April 19, 2014 Yes yes only in Thailand ..... scores injured as device explodes during safe handling of devices demonstration. When the CTX bomb scanners were proven to be absolutely useless, all countries except Thailand began immediate investigation into how this happened. But Thailand was still using the scanners at airports, for MONTHS!!!! Yes yes only in Thailand. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catweazle Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 (edited) Wanted to type "Thailand, hub of safety demonstrations", but then I saw LemonJelly's Glock video - good one! Thanks for sharing this "I'm the only one in the room professional enough to handle this Gun. I'm the o..." BAM!!!!! Hilarious! Almost forgit - quick and thorough recovery to the victims and may the person responsible be punished accordingly... Edited April 19, 2014 by catweazle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirineou Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 I dont know what you are all complaining about. It was an effective, and realistic demonstration on the dangers of handling explosive equipment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.png.3b3332cc2256ad0edbc2fe9404feeef0.png)
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now