Major Fire In Chinatown

[peterjackson]

Was just walking through Chinatown, when all hell broke loose.

If someone can tell me how to attach jpegs from my phone, i have some spectacular pictures.

[MESmith]

Stop the burning!!

[peterjackson]

45 minutes after the fire started, finally the turntable ladder arrives. Five story building is fully engulfed.

[Gonzo the Face]

WHAT ! ! ! No further updates..... where are all our roving reporters???? covering [that's a pun pun] naked bungie jumpers??? Com'on get on the stick with some video.

[peterjackson]

I have both video and images. But can't grt them to upload via the attachments. When I get home I will upload everything.

[Sparkles]

Just saw some photos on a friends fb page ,building well and truly ablaze looks like around 5 levels no idea which part of the market little wonder accident waiting to happen in the old rabbit warren.

No doubt dave will be with us soon

[cmsally]

Its near Oh Jin Haeng (sp?) gold shop

[dave2]

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WHAT ! ! ! No further updates..... where are all our roving reporters????

im at home but heres what i can see of it

dave2

[Gonzo the Face]

Its near Oh Jin Haeng (sp?) gold shop

As long as it not near Kn Gee and Kasems...... if so I'd have to go put it out myself

[daoyai]

still going, white smoke.... then just now more black smoke, from the smell would guess plastic items storred there

[Konini]

The view from Rimping is not worthy of a photo - took one but Dave's is better and mine is just same same. Still a lot of smoke though, and the back of my throat is telling me that there is a lot of rubber burning. Smoke is very bad around the river, wind blowing it straight over.

Oh Jin Haeng? Don't know that name, any other clues or nearby landmarks or shops?

[LarryBird]

I heard that it is a store that sells the stuff for going for Tamboon (merit) at the temple.

[daoyai]

I heard that it is a store that sells the stuff for going for Tamboon (merit) at the temple.

Then lots giant parafin candles and other aromatic combustables.

[dave2]

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still going, white smoke.... then just now more black smoke

and its still going

pic taken 5 minits ago

dave2

[cmsally]

Somewhere down this soi - streetview goes no further.

https://www.google.co.th/maps/@18.791693,99.000661,3a,75y,253.78h,82.39t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1sI3ARdVUawJAa3sIdvmbQZA!2e0!6m1!1e1

[daoyai]

Glowing brightly now, may burn all night.

[khwaibah]

I have both video and images. But can't grt them to upload via the attachments. When I get home I will upload everything.

Don't worry CM 108.

http://www.cm108.com/bbb/topic/5296-ไฟไหม้โกดังเก็บ-ขายเครื่องสั/

[Konini]

What a good picture that is, if indeed such a picture can be good. And now I can see where it is (thank you cmsally)

I sincerely hope that nobody was injured.

[Chicog]

That's not too near the fireworks shop I hope.

[peterjackson]

Some of these pics. where before the Fire Department arrived. Even the Chief of Police turned up.

The Building was at GPS N 18.79128 E 098.99934

It sold Merit items for Wats/Temples etc.

[Tywais]

Some off topic posts plus an inflammatory remark removed.

[Microwave]

Fortunately it appears that nobody was injured.

Inflammatory remarks about a combustable and fiery event? Can't believe it!

[chingmai331]

I'm off on my pedal bike to inspect by the 'dawn's early light'. Will report later.

[Lizard2010]

Wow that will have caused some damage

[chingmai331]

Update, Monday 9am. All normal but wet. Need some wax for a home project? Huge yellow gobs of it hang from gutters and infest the streets, clogging the drains. Normal.

[dave2]

Update, Monday 9am

and my pics of the aftermath at 4 30 today

some of the candles outside today were huge and i hope they were insured !

dave2

[cmsally]

I walked past it today, on my way to Kasem store, and the smell of candle wax is overpowering! What is amazing is that the shop just on the right is actually open "business as normal". If my info is right it is the same shop that trades on Chiang Moi next to the BKK Bank. The back portion being their storeroom.

Their shop is also open today, business as normal! I had a talk with Khun Kasem who matter of factly told me that yesterday during the fire she was in fact at one of the premises in that soi quite close to the blaze. She told me that it was very lucky that it didn't spread to other units because at one stage it looked as if it certainly would.

I mentioned that looking at photographs there was a steady stream of inspectors, some quite important. I suggested that it could be because it was next to a bank and also half of Chiang mai at one stage seemed to think the gold shop was on fire. We both thought that quite funny.

[chingmai331]

Never heard of Kasem store in chinatown. Unless Kasem has a meaning that i don't get, i thought the only one Kasem store is now on Wing 41 road, and formerly on Ninmanhaemin. More than one Kasem store? What are they selling at Kasem in chinatown?

[MESmith]

Never heard of Kasem store in chinatown. Unless Kasem has a meaning that i don't get, i thought the only one Kasem store is now on Wing 41 road, and formerly on Ninmanhaemin. More than one Kasem store? What are they selling at Kasem in chinatown?

Guess you're new here

[cmsally]

Never heard of Kasem store in chinatown. Unless Kasem has a meaning that i don't get, i thought the only one Kasem store is now on Wing 41 road, and formerly on Ninmanhaemin. More than one Kasem store? What are they selling at Kasem in chinatown?

Ahh someone in a Nimmanhaemin bubble - never mind

http://asiarecipe.com/kasem.html

Kasem on Rachawong Road.