Five Phuket homes destroyed by fire

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Five Phuket homes destroyed by fire

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

The fire was said to have started by a lit candle falling onto a bed in one of the homes. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: -- Five homes in Mai Khao were completely destroyed last night (Nov 3) by a fire which police were told was caused by a lit candle falling onto a bed.

 

Tha Chatchai Police Capt Thanom Thongpan was notified by a local resident at 10pm yesterday that a fire had broken out at some homes located near the mangrove forest in Soi Bangdook, Baan Makprok in Mai Khao.

 

Police, officials from the Mai Khao Local Administration Office (OrBorTor) and Kusoldhram rescue workers arrived at location with five fire trucks to find a row of homes completely consumed by fire.

 

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-- © Copyright Phuket News 2016-11-04

[Stargeezr]

Sad story to hear of families being without their homes because of a fire caused by a candle.

 My dad's house burned  down because of careless use of a few candles, it is a shock to see

a whole home gone so quickly.

Geezer