Huge fire at Ang Thong plastic recycling factory

BANGKOK: -- A huge fire at a plastic recycling factory in Phothong district of Ang Thong province broke out Friday night and raged for almost seven hours before it could be kept under control before dawn Saturday.

The fire happened at about 8.00 pm at Phothong Recycle Partnership’s recycling plant which is located in an open space covering about 10 rai of land.

Witnesses said the fire started first at a huge pile of recycling plastic near the plant building and quickly spread because it was fanned by winds as the factory stands solely in open field with no other building or residential areas nearby.

As the fire raged fiercely, more than 30 fire trucks from neighbouring provinces of Singburi, Ayutthaya and Suphanburi were asked to join in fighting the blaze with the fire trucks from Ang Thong.

The fire engulfed two warehouses of the factory before it was kept under control at dawn Saturday.

Ang Thong governor Pavin Chamniprasart who inspected and directed the fire fighting last night said the recycling factory purchased used plastic products for recycling.

He said the fire has destroyed all its recycling plastics.

Forensic police were inspecting the factory to find out the cause of fire this morning.

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/huge-fire-at-ang-thong-plastic-recycling-factory

-- Thai PBS 2015-05-02

Plastic piles caused fire
The Sunday Nation

A fire, which broke out at a recycling factory in Ang Thong's Pho Thong district on Friday night, was suspected to have been caused by the naturally cumulative heat of compressed plastic piles, provincial police deputy chief Pol Colonel Chudech Kongkanpai said yesterday.

The plastic piles had been right outside the building and under hot sunlight, he added. The fire, which did not cause any injuries and engulfed the whole building, was brought under control by 2am yesterday. Damage is estimated at Bt5 million.

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/national/Plastic-piles-caused-fire-30259230.html

-- The Nation 2015-05-03

Happens all over the world, nothing to blame on Thailand, everything to blame on shoddy management.

I was mislead. I thought platic piles were what Ladyboys got. Maybe under their hotpants as well.