Police start investigation of CO OP fire in Surat Thani

[Lite Beer]

Police start investigation of CO OP fire in Surat Thani

SURAT THANI, 11 April 2015 (NNT) – Police officers have started their investigation of the fire at the Cooperative market in Surat Thani province, that occurred late last night.

Police officers from the Scientific Crime Detection Division 8, is inspecting the site of the fire at the Surat Thani cooperative (CO OP) today, by taking aerial photographs from a crane, due to the inaccessibility of the site because of the roof structure's collapse and the current fragile condition of the building. The fire has not yet been fully extinguished and continues to burn items that are piled up.

Many people gathered at the site to observe the situation, while the public was not allowed to enter the scene due to concerns for their safety.

The manager of the Surat Thani cooperative Phisan Morpraman says that the damage to the building and merchandise is estimated at 50 million baht, while the cooperative is covered by a 280 million baht insurance policy, with an additional 30 million baht insurance against arson and fire accidents.

The Surat Thani Cooperatives is an important place in the province as it serves as a vehicle rest center, with restaurants, souvenir shops, retail and wholesale markets, with a sales value during festivals of around 2 million baht daily, and an annual sales turnover of approximately 300 million baht.

-- NNT 2015-04-11

[Costas2008]

"The manager of the Surat Thani cooperative Phisan Morpraman says that the damage to the building and merchandise is estimated at 50 million baht, while the cooperative is covered by a 280 million baht insurance policy, with an additional 30 million baht insurance against arson and fire accidents."

I know the answer......but I'm not telling you........you go and find your own evidence

[how241]

"The manager of the Surat Thani cooperative Phisan Morpraman says that the damage to the building and merchandise is estimated at 50 million baht, while the cooperative is covered by a 280 million baht insurance policy, with an additional 30 million baht insurance against arson and fire accidents."

I know the answer......but I'm not telling you........you go and find your own evidence

I think I'm thinking what your thinking.

[Seastallion]

I think I know what you think Costas is thinking, and I think your thinking of his thinking may be right.

Mind you..Hatyai has had 3 fires in the past 3 weeks....I suspect arson.

[Oziex1]

Is the building 10 or more years old?

[seajae]

I think that all the thinking of what others are thinking is simply too much to think about, the co op is just up the road from us and to be honest I have never seen it busy, no one hardly even goes there so maybe everyone is thinking the same thing and they are right.

[Muhendis]

Way too much thinking going on here

[Lite Beer]

Police probing cause of Surat Thani co-op fire
THE SUNDAY NATION

SURAT TANI: -- POLICE ARE investigating whether the two explosions heard shortly before fire started at the Surat Thani Cooperative on Friday night was an accident or an arson attack.

Witnesses said they had heard two explosions shortly before the fire started at about 11pm on Friday. It remained unclear whether the loud noise was from an exploding power transformer.

Damage from the blaze that engulfed the cooperative in the southern province of Surat Thani has been estimated at Bt50 million, according to its manager Phisan Morpraman. He said yesterday that its building and merchandises have been damaged in the fire.

The cooperative is covered by a Bt280-million insurance policy, with an additional insurance of Bt30 million against arson and fire incidents, according to the manager.

There were no reports of injuries in connection with the incident, which took place when the cooperative was closed.

"It's still inconclusive now if the fire was caused by an explosion or whether it was an arson attack," said an official who declined to be identified.

Police officers from the Scientific Crime Detection Division inspected the site of the fire yesterday. Aerial photographs were also taken from a crane of parts of the building that could not be reached. The roof of the building collapsed and the structure became unstable after the fire.

The fire was extinguished yesterday, several hours after it started. More than 20 fire engines were involved in the operation.

The building that houses the cooperative's main store and food court has been completely damaged by the blaze.

Surat Thani Governor Chatpong Chatphuti said that he has order increased security at major tourist destinations, community areas and important locations in the province following the fire and the car-bomb attack on Samui Island, off Surat Thani.

He said police were investigating to determine the cause of the fire at the coooperative, adding that it remained unclear whether it was due to an electric short circuit or something else.

More than 100 policemen have been sent to the cooperative as part of increased security. The cooperative's compound houses a central rubber market where more than 30 tonnes of natural rubber sheets are being stored.

Extra protection is needed for this rubber stock in case of another fire, local officials said.

The Surat Thani Cooperative is an important landmark in the southern province, serving as a vehicle rest centre, with restaurants, souvenir shops, retail and wholesale markets.

Sales during public holidays normally amount to some Bt2 million a day with annual sales turnover of approximately Bt300 million, the National News Bureau of Thailand reported.

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/national/Police-probing-cause-of-Surat-Thani-co-op-fire-30257913.html

-- The Nation 2015-04-12

[FangFerang]

I thought I would be thinking what you are thinking, and Suthep is thinking what he's thinking, so I thought we should be thinking thoughts instead of thinking about thinking. I think this thought is thoughtful, so I filled it with thoughtfulness, but I think thoughtfulness is thinking too much.

Insurance fraud.

[cornishcarlos]

I think... Nah, forget it

[maidee]

thai police dont have a drone with camera ?

oh did they ban this already ?