Fire at ex-PM Chavalit's house

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Fire at Big Jiew’s house



BANGKOK: -- A fire broke out at the three-storey house of ex-premier Gen Chavalit Yongchaiyuth in Nonthaburi early Wednesday forcing him and his wife to run out of their bedroom.

Both the general, commonly known as Big Jiew and his wife Khunying Louise were unhurt but the fire damaged the pray room on the third floor.

Khunying Louise was reported to smell strong smokes at about 1.30 am today and she immediately awakened the general and other members of the family to run out.

Firemen were alerted and immediately rushed to the house with five water trucks.

They doused water to a room on the third floor and were able to keep the fire under control in half an hour.

The room was used as a pray room where the fire was originated.

Forensic police were inspecting the actual cause of the fire today.

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/fire-at-big-jiews-house


-- Thai PBS 2015-10-14

[jaywalker]

"The room was used as a pray room where the fire was originated.

Forensic police were inspecting the actual cause of the fire today."

Umm...err... incense maybe caught the 4,000 wooden thing-a-ma-jiggies on fire?

The picture looks about as flammable as a Canadian's stockpile of winter firewood.

Edited October 14, 2015 by jaywalker

[zaphod reborn]

Karma. All those amulets he paid a fortune to possess, all gone up in smoke. The pursuit of "luck" and "good fortune" purchased with ill-gotten gains is laughable.

[borisloosebrain]

Wow, lucky escape !

[Just1Voice]

Well, there went a few million in ill-gotten statues and amulets.

Som nom na.

[slapout]

I reckon the plea and donation was not adequate for the forgivness of past sins nor good luck for the future. Unless a non adoring individual may have been involved, thus some may say all went as planned.

[Cuchulainn]

Maybe The Sandman will help you. Oh no, I forgot; he'll have to bail his incompetent sister out. Keep on praying then, Big Jiew.

[ALLSEEINGEYE]

maybe all the money hidden in the walls was too close to some electrical wiring?

[speedtripler]

It looks like a statue shop <deleted>

He shouldn't have been so damn greedy...

[soalbundy]

I don't think that the fat pillock ran out of his bedroom, a fast waddle maybe,screaming save the cash,save the cash

[h90]

Karma. All those amulets he paid a fortune to possess, all gone up in smoke. The pursuit of "luck" and "good fortune" purchased with ill-gotten gains is laughable.

All those amulets and non of it with a protection against fire magic on it....

What happens to the magic of the amulets when they are burned, does it remain in the ash, or does it boil away. If yes can it condensate, or even distilled and injected into new amulets?

[springheeled jack]

what could actually catch fire in a pray room this is a room which also houses Buddha memorabilia and from the looks of it there doesn't seem to be much room to pray .

[Artisi]

Well there goes some of the evidence - up in smoke like a Jewish stock-take and probably insured for 10x the actual value.

[kennw]

Wonder if Charlerms place will be next ? Spirits may be on the move!

[Cuchulainn]

Wonder if Charlerms place will be next ? Spirits may be on the move!

That would be sooooooo hilarious!!

[Soutpeel]

Wonder if Charlerms place will be next ? Spirits may be on the move!

That would be sooooooo hilarious!!

But one suspects it wouldnt be his prayer room which catches fire more like his ear medicine cabinet Edited October 14, 2015 by Soutpeel

[MaiChai]

Does big jiew mean what I think it means? One lady said he was very experienced!

[mikebell]

Cause of fire - 'strong smokes at about 1.30 am'. A sure fire recipe for disaster; they were both as high as kites.

[Artisi]

Wonder if Charlerms place will be next ? Spirits may be on the move!

Spirits wouldn't stand a chance in Charlerms house, it would be drunk the minute it arrived.

[soalbundy]

His presence in the prayer room was too much for the spirits, in the face of so much hypocrisy they decided to to commit suicide and burnt themselves