Villagers warned not to lit fire in water with bubbling gases



BANGKOK: -- Energy specialists have advised local residents not to lit fires or flames in and around the area surrounding a bubbling phenomenon at the Wang Chan dyke in Pong district of Phayao province, warning that it could explode.

The warning came as a clip of the scene at the Wang Chan dyke has gained a tremendous following after images of local residents using lighters to lit gases that were seen bubbling up from beneath the surface of the water.

Sarayuth Kaewwichien, energy officer of the Phayao province, issued the warning after making an inspection of the location.

He theorized that the gases were probably produced by decayed organic matter below the surface of the water.

Dr Worawarong Rakreungdet , the deputy spokesman for the Ministry of Science and Technology, said that the first fireball that was ignited was quite large which confirms that the gases were combustible.

He stated that the characteristics of the flames did not indicate flammable oils because flames from these sources would normally spread out in a wide area which is not the case here.

He warns that it is not certain whether the gases stemmed from decaying organic matter as it is also possible that they may have emanated from some unknown underground gas pipes.

He advises everyone to wait for the findings of experts who have been sent to investigate.

Sathon Wicharn-wannaluck, a physics professor at the Chulalongkorn University, also commented that there was a strong likelihood that the gases were produced by decayed organic matter such as animal carcasses or plant residue which have been covered over time by sediment and mud.

He however warns that until the area is cleared by experts who have been sent to investigate, there was a high risk of explosion and local residents should be careful of setting off any flames in the immediate vicinity.

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/content/151388

-- Thai PBS 2016-02-18

My gf has gleaned a winning lottery number from the OP photo. 47.

I feel cheated, not one mention of anything supernatural from the villagers.

After dark they retrieved the LPG bottle with the rope they tied to it

Wonderful news for the local businesses, who will have many new customers, thanks to an influx of visitors to witness the ignition of "Naga Farts".

Edited February 18, 201610 yr by Enoon

At a Guess......decaying vegetation....that is releasing Methane gas.....which is flammable.

Unknown underground pipelines. They don't know where their pipelines run?

My gf has gleaned a winning lottery number from the OP photo. 47.

I'm seeing 642.

Now, I tell ya what, the FIRST thing I do when I see bubbling gases in water, is try to see if it will burn.

Same as when I see a pair of scissors, I just want to pick them up and run.

When I see a fan, I have this burning desire to stick my hand in it.

This video should be used to show Thai folks the dangers of methane gases.

I mean this as an insult to the idiots telling people not to set water on fire, not to Thai folks in general.

Someone send some shiny paper for them to play with instead, and hurry, otherwise these GROWN MEN might burn themselves

Edited February 18, 201610 yr by z42

"Dr Worawarong Rakreungdet , the deputy spokesman for the Ministry of Science and Technology, said that the first fireball that was ignited was quite large which confirms that the gases were combustible."

Whew, good job an expert was on hand to tell us this.

Would never have worked it out for myself.

And just how often does telling people not to do something provoke the opposite response ?

And just how often does telling people not to do something provoke the opposite response ?

Guilty.

47 the most common random number. The 47 society. 47 - Star Trek.

Charlie doesn't do coincidence. Must be magic.

Years ago, I read where people captured swamp gas by means of a metal hood, and ran a pipe to the house and used this for cooking.

Gosh. There are some on here that never set fire to a fart

"Dr Worawarong Rakreungdet , the deputy spokesman for the Ministry of Science and Technology, said that the first fireball that was ignited was quite large which confirms that the gases were combustible."

Whew, good job an expert was on hand to tell us this.

Would never have worked it out for myself.

Him suhmart man him suhmart man...

Once again the intelligence being shown by the experts is really mind shattering, the gas was able to be ignited, therefore they are combustible WOW - what a staggering insight and show of knowledge along with the unknown underground gas pipes - is it an unknown due to there being so many underground gas pipelines in Thailand?

My gf has gleaned a winning lottery number from the OP photo. 47.

She can guess the IQ of the guy with the lighter from the picture?

from google- 'thailands gas reserves are around 10 trillion cubic feet'.

took me milliseconds to find that but indigenous highly educated experts think its a dead cow or some weeds? you dont need to bash them....they do it by themselves.

Come on!

How often to people "lit" fires in water anyway?

I am a retired firefighter and was never in my life called to put out a fire in burning water!

Edited February 18, 201610 yr by willyumiii

Come on!

How often to people "lit" fires in water anyway?

I am a retired firefighter and was never in my life called to put out a fire in burning water!

I would imagine that the survivors of the Piper Alpha disaster would have to disagree but that's a whole different scenario.

Well, there'll no doubt be a line-up, now, just to test the theory of combustion on water. And a few soothsayers along for the ride.

if it had been only a small fire when lit ,they quote a large fireball ,would it still have been seen as combustable ? and was there any smoke on the water,fire in the sky...

Will O The Wisp

Once again the intelligence being shown by the experts is really mind shattering, the gas was able to be ignited, therefore they are combustible WOW - what a staggering insight and show of knowledge along with the unknown underground gas pipes - is it an unknown due to there being so many underground gas pipelines in Thailand?

The fabled Lost Gas-Fields of Phayao have now been re-discovered ... Yay !

But then again, this isn't so very far, from the minor oil-fields in the Fang area, so I guess that escaping natural-gas wasn't totally out-of-the-question ? If indeed there were more bubbles, and they'd been appearing over a long time, but then wouldn't somebody have been drilling or doing exploratory work ?

"Dr Worawarong Rakreungdet , the deputy spokesman for the Ministry of Science and Technology, said that the first fireball that was ignited was quite large which confirms that the gases were combustible."

Whew, good job an expert was on hand to tell us this.

Would never have worked it out for myself.

What he should hve said was don't get any on you, dont try this at home, errect a no smoking sign and warning not to swim in or drink this water.

Sounds like a lot of sheiite needs dredging here.

BOOM