rooster59 Posted August 28, 2016 Share Posted August 28, 2016 Like a war zone - gas canisters explode on Pathum Thani road after pick-up overturns Image: Thairath PATHUM THANI:-- Many LPG gas canisters exploded on a Pathum Thani road north of Bangkok after a pick-up descending a bridge overturned yesterday morning. The pick-up was carrying about 40 gas canisters and some thirty either exploded or were damaged. Four cars caught fire and it took five fire engines thirty minutes to bring the blaze under control. But no one was killed - in fact only one man called Suksan Daenpokkorn was slightly injured. He hurt his hand as she smashed his way out of a vehicle saving his own life. One driver Wirawat Jatjan, 32, said that the driver of the gas delivery truck lost control as he came down a bridge. The tanks came off and exploded one after another. He and others ran off in terror leaving their vehicles to burn in the inferno. The incident happened in the Khukhot area of Lamluka on the Hathairat Road at 10am. Khukhot police are gathering witness statements and investigating the incident. they said that the road surface was damaged in the explosions but they do not yet know the cost of all the damage inflicted. The driver of the gas delivery pick-up told police that he lost control when his vehicle suffered a puncture. Source: Thairath -- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2016-08-28 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatOngo Posted August 28, 2016 Share Posted August 28, 2016 "He hurt his hand as she smashed his way out of a vehicle saving his own life." Brilliant!....Ladyboy??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chainarong Posted August 28, 2016 Share Posted August 28, 2016 The pick up was carrying 40 gas bottles , good to see duty of care and safe transport of inflammable products was carried out , just another third world event .................................................. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gandalf12 Posted August 28, 2016 Share Posted August 28, 2016 They will never learn. Seems like an incident occurs and 5 minutes later it if forgotten Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thian Posted August 28, 2016 Share Posted August 28, 2016 How could they explode? Were they the old bottles without valveprotection? I build a very nice cabinet in our kitchen for the gasbottle, then we got a new bottle which is 3 cm higher so it doesn't fit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtls2005 Posted August 28, 2016 Share Posted August 28, 2016 (edited) Thank goodness it wasn't like the 1990 incident on Petchaburi Road. Fifty-nine deaths, many roasted inside cars. http://www.nationmultimedia.com/national/LPG-tanker-accident-revives-memories-of-1990-30178622.html Edited August 28, 2016 by mtls2005 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halloween Posted August 28, 2016 Share Posted August 28, 2016 1 hour ago, chainarong said: The pick up was carrying 40 gas bottles , good to see duty of care and safe transport of inflammable products was carried out , just another third world event .................................................. Never happen in a civilized country, right? https://www.youtube.com/embed/FG1LGKieTxY?rel=0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Fixit Posted August 28, 2016 Share Posted August 28, 2016 1 hour ago, chainarong said: The pick up was carrying 40 gas bottles , good to see duty of care and safe transport of inflammable products was carried out , just another third world event .................................................. They were probably just held in place with a few rubber bungee cords. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilsonandson Posted August 28, 2016 Share Posted August 28, 2016 (edited) Multiple explosions. A miracle no one was killed. Edited August 28, 2016 by Wilsonandson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacknorman Posted August 28, 2016 Share Posted August 28, 2016 28 minutes ago, halloween said: Never happen in a civilized country, right? https://www.youtube.com/embed/FG1LGKieTxY?rel=0 Hazmat highway sounds like israel, still a 3rd world country by all means Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tracker1 Posted August 28, 2016 Share Posted August 28, 2016 I wasn't speeding it was just a punture Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sahibji Posted August 28, 2016 Share Posted August 28, 2016 2 hours ago, chainarong said: The pick up was carrying 40 gas bottles , good to see duty of care and safe transport of inflammable products was carried out , just another third world event .................................................. definitely not properly secured and the shifting of the cargo made the truck lose balance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sahibji Posted August 28, 2016 Share Posted August 28, 2016 4 minutes ago, tracker1 said: I wasn't speeding it was just a punture speeding is the demon in many cases. this was a heavy cargo he was carrying and it would have shifting due to speeding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sahibji Posted August 28, 2016 Share Posted August 28, 2016 41 minutes ago, halloween said: Never happen in a civilized country, right? https://www.youtube.com/embed/FG1LGKieTxY?rel=0 oh it does. seen hole train burst into flames due to some malfunction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratcatcher Posted August 28, 2016 Share Posted August 28, 2016 2 minutes ago, sahibji said: definitely not properly secured and the shifting of the cargo made the truck lose balance. If it was a standard pickup truck with 40 LPG (propane) canisters, I doubt there was much room on board for the load to shift. 40 LPG canisters are also very heavy for a vehicle that size. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratcatcher Posted August 28, 2016 Share Posted August 28, 2016 (edited) 22 minutes ago, jacknorman said: Hazmat highway sounds like israel, still a 3rd world country by all means No, it was that bigger 3rd world country we call Russia. Edited August 28, 2016 by ratcatcher location Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hansnl Posted August 28, 2016 Share Posted August 28, 2016 52 minutes ago, jacknorman said: Hazmat highway sounds like israel, still a 3rd world country by all means Has Mat means hazardous materials. Guess that makes you look a little silly. And Israel third world country? Think not, probably more developed as your country. Including some if it's inhabitants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilsonandson Posted August 28, 2016 Share Posted August 28, 2016 2 hours ago, chainarong said: The pick up was carrying 40 gas bottles , good to see duty of care and safe transport of inflammable products was carried out , just another third world event .................................................. http://www.siamsafety.com/index.php?page=news/news560727_st02&news_id=7434&ps_session=ad3f9ea7dc2cae95d4eba5f232a60953 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOTIRIOS Posted August 28, 2016 Share Posted August 28, 2016 ...aren't they supposed to be more robust than that....??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soalbundy Posted August 28, 2016 Share Posted August 28, 2016 3 hours ago, Mister Fixit said: They were probably just held in place with a few rubber bungee cords. Like the ones you see on the back of motorbikes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thian Posted August 28, 2016 Share Posted August 28, 2016 4 hours ago, soalbundy said: Like the ones you see on the back of motorbikes They lay totally loose, 2 or 3 of them together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldlakey Posted August 28, 2016 Share Posted August 28, 2016 12 hours ago, PatOngo said: "He hurt his hand as she smashed his way out of a vehicle saving his own life." Brilliant!....Ladyboy??? I await your findings with baited breath after you clarify this matter with further probing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish monger Posted August 28, 2016 Share Posted August 28, 2016 12 hours ago, Thian said: How could they explode? Were they the old bottles without valveprotection? I build a very nice cabinet in our kitchen for the gasbottle, then we got a new bottle which is 3 cm higher so it doesn't fit That's why they make saws of all sizes and descriptions, manual and power driven...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratcatcher Posted August 28, 2016 Share Posted August 28, 2016 10 hours ago, Wilsonandson said: http://www.siamsafety.com/index.php?page=news/news560727_st02&news_id=7434&ps_session=ad3f9ea7dc2cae95d4eba5f232a60953 Can we assume that the vehicle in the accident in the original report was smaller than this truck shown in an earlier upset from a few years ago? This vehicle wouldn't be classed as a pickup, would it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rapom Posted August 28, 2016 Share Posted August 28, 2016 14 hours ago, Thian said: How could they explode? Were they the old bottles without valveprotection? I build a very nice cabinet in our kitchen for the gasbottle, then we got a new bottle which is 3 cm higher so it doesn't fit Measure twice, cut once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thian Posted August 28, 2016 Share Posted August 28, 2016 6 hours ago, rapom said: Measure twice, cut once. Read twice before you reply....the previous bottle fit perfect and had a 2 cm clearance to the shelf above it but the new bottle is 3cm higher as the old one.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rapom Posted August 29, 2016 Share Posted August 29, 2016 3 hours ago, Thian said: Read twice before you reply....the previous bottle fit perfect and had a 2 cm clearance to the shelf above it but the new bottle is 3cm higher as the old one.... Having exchanged numerous empty cooking gas tanks for full tanks, even I know that all tanks are not the same size in height Gas is sold by volume, not by the size of the tank. There is more than one supplier of gas tanks. Do you expect each company to have the same build specs. If can't tell the difference in height by sight, take a tape measure with you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdgbb Posted August 29, 2016 Share Posted August 29, 2016 On 28/08/2016 at 8:51 AM, PatOngo said: "He hurt his hand as she smashed his way out of a vehicle saving his own life." Brilliant!....Ladyboy??? No, just one small typo, unlike your triple question mark error. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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