Arsonists burn Phuket restaurant

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Arsonists burn Phuket restaurant
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Police examine the damage at the restaurant.

PHUKET: -- A woman and her partner escaped serious injury after the front of their restaurant was set ablaze in Srisoonthorn this morning (May 20).

Chantana Pongkhawlou, 33, who was asleep with her partner in a back room at the Baan Tha Ruea Garden restaurant near the Thai Watsadu store on Thepkasattri Rd, was woken to flames at about 6am.

Ms Chantana and her partner fled to safety and promptly called the police, who arrived to find tables, chairs, the bar stereo and the thatch roof scorched by fire.

Police also found a plastic container with gasoline still in it on the ground at the scene and two used flame torches on the burned-out roof.

The damage to the venue was estimated at about B30,000.

Ms Chantana told police that the restaurant was busy most nights, which might have sparked jealousy among business rivals in the area.

“We bought the place, renovated it and only recently opened,” she said. “I have a lot of customers almost every night because we have live music – but we never have any problems with anyone.

“Maybe the owners of some of the restaurants around here are upset that our restaurant has been busy every night since we opened, and so they might have wanted to burn down our place to threaten us into closing our business.”

Police said they were treating the fire as a case of arson, and will question residents in the area in the hope of identifying the perpetrators.

Source: http://www.thephuketnews.com/arsonists-burn-phuket-restaurant-52408.php

-- Phuket News 2015-05-20

[lee b]

We never have any problems with anyone? Emm well I'm guessing thats not 100% true is it !!

[cornishcarlos]

That is a restaurant.......?................

Well it was...

[cornishcarlos]

That is a restaurant.......?................

Well it was...

You fink.........

I funk !

[LivinginKata]

That is a restaurant.......?................

For sure ... Thai style fast foods for passing locals.

[Howitzer]

The benefit of living in Thailand is that we can go to a restaurant. Order a'la carte food, delivered to our tables and it only costs 1 euro per person. Good, cheap and simple.

Back in the Freezerland, one goes to the eatery. Joins the queue to get some pre-made human fuel. Pays 6 euros for the abstract art looking lunch. Enjoys the clean environment, but not necessarily the taste. The it's time to take the dishes to the trays, as there is no service.

Not only that but thinks his freezerland food is better and of a higher quality compared to thai food.

[Nick167]

Ah Phuket again, good place to invest and retire in!

Cesspool!

[chiang mai]

Why do I think that the "live music" had something to do with it!

[Old Croc]

Ah Phuket again, good place to invest and retire in!

Cesspool!

Ah, another rice paddy dweller from Banork land without two satangs to rub together.

If you're going to hang out on the Phuket forum you're going to find articles about Phuket!

[LNKDES1]

That is a restaurant.......?................

Yeah, that stereo must have cost a pretty penny.

[SOTIRIOS]

....'partner'.......'partner'.......'partner'............

...and the reason for anonymity........???

[RigPig]

That is a restaurant.......?................

You should have seen it before the renovations.......

[eisfeld]

Open air live music in the night next to residential housing. Why could anyone be angry?

That's what you get when there are no proper laws or enforcement. People start to take matters into their own hands.

Not that I condone burning down a place. That's not ok.

[Johnny S]

“We bought the place, renovated it and only recently opened,” she said. “

I guess they just left the "Happy New year" glitter cause it looks good ...