webfact Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 Screaming Panic As Fire Rains Down On Koh Phangan ‘Full Moon’ NYE Party (Video) By Todd Ruiz, Editor - SURAT THANI — An unknown number of tourists suffered burns and injuries when a pyrotechnic meltdown prompted panic New Year’s Eve on Koh Phangan. Revelers screamed and ran when a fiery sign reading “Happy New Year 2017” rained fire upon them just after midnight, an incident caught in a number of videos and images posted to social media. Full story: http://www.khaosodenglish.com/news/crimecourtscalamity/calamity/2017/01/02/screaming-panic-fire-rains-koh-phangan-full-moon-nye-party-video/ -- © Copyright Khaosod English 2017-01-02 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallGuyJohninBKK Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 Quote Reached for comment, Lt. Col. Somsak Noorod of Ko Phangan police said there could not have been fireworks on New Year’s Eve as fireworks are banned. Watching the videos, especially the last one on the Khaosod webpage, I'd say it's pretty clear there WERE fireworks/pyrotechnics at the event, notwithstanding the stupidly official comment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCC1701A Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 (edited) "Reached for comment, Lt. Col. Somsak Noorod of Ko Phangan police said there could not have been fireworks on New Year’s Eve as fireworks are banned." I wonder if Lt. Col. Somsak Noorod reads the Mirror? http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/footage-shows-horror-moment-fireworks-9548397 or maybe The Sun: "The 21-year-old Canadian tourist was pulled unconscious from the sea along with another injured woman but he later died." "Some have even reported that locals attempted to pickpocket panicked tourists trapped in the crowd. Emma Werthers Leeworthy said she "caught a Thai man trying to pickpocket my phone too." "Today organizers posted a slick film of the event on Facebook which glossed over the trauma suffered by hundreds of party-goers. An event spokesperson told The Sun that they used fewer fireworks than normal and that they are not aware of anyone being injured." https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/2515010/fireworks-rain-down-on-screaming-crowd-as-new-years-eve-celebrations-at-full-moon-party-in-thailand-go-horribly-wrong/ Edited January 2, 2017 by NCC1701A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basil B Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 (edited) 1 hour ago, NCC1701A said: "Reached for comment, Lt. Col. Somsak Noorod of Ko Phangan police said there could not have been fireworks on New Year’s Eve as fireworks are banned." Best bit of Thai Logic I have read for ages... (well for a day or two..) Edited January 2, 2017 by Basil B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terminatorchiangmai Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 So there is a sign saying Happy New Year 2017 , Wonder what that will do later on , lets go stand close to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPI Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 6 minutes ago, terminatorchiangmai said: So there is a sign saying Happy New Year 2017 , Wonder what that will do later on , lets go stand close to it. Young = braindead! "but I saw it on facebook last year and I didn't get burnt!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Generalchaos Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 (edited) 29 minutes ago, Basil B said: Best bit of Thai Logic I have read for ages... (well for a day or two..) Lt. Col. Somsak Noorod I wonder if any of these people actually live in Thailand or even inhabit Planet Earth? Their stupidity is totally incredible, they cannot be normal functioning human beings, are they mentally deficient? Edited January 2, 2017 by Generalchaos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCC1701A Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 (edited) I nominate Lt. Col. Somsak Noorod of the Ko Phangan police for PM in the up coming elections which are not happening in 2017. Edited January 2, 2017 by NCC1701A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven100 Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 You go to a full moon party you risk your life. Enough said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soalbundy Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 'Happy new year 2017' and then get burnt, somewhat ironic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanemax Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 It wasnt actually a full moon, so it wasnt a full moon party . It was a NYE party Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twizzian Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 What distance was the Safety barrier from the 'FIREWORKS' to the hundreds of people near it? Oops" nearly forgot, there is no safety concerns here! Or barrier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingdoc Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 Let's wait for some sensible facts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven100 Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 (edited) 26 minutes ago, sanemax said: It wasnt actually a full moon, so it wasnt a full moon party . It was a NYE party Even so, any thai Beach party you are at risk of getting robbed, stabbed, poisened by a bucket of mushroom juice, and now burnt, wow ! what a fun place to be. Edited January 2, 2017 by steven100 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkmBha Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 Another sad "This is Thailand" moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanemax Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 2 minutes ago, steven100 said: Even so, any thai Beach party you are at risk of getting robbed, stabbed, poisened by a bucket of mushroom juice, and now burnt, wow ! what a fun place to be. You could say that about any beach party in the World. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soalbundy Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 35 minutes ago, sanemax said: It wasnt actually a full moon, so it wasnt a full moon party . It was a NYE party Who cares, bring on the drugs and the booze, i bet many didn't even notice that they had got burnt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kannot Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 11 minutes ago, flyingdoc said: Let's wait for some sensible facts? "sensible"......."facts".......oh dear , no wait i feel a coming on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramrod711 Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 58 minutes ago, NCC1701A said: I nominate Lt. Col. Somsak Noorod of the Ko Phangan police for PM in the up coming elections which are not happening in 2017. I hope you're not recommending that he be dragged out and executed. You are in a particularly bloodthirsty mood today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanemax Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 1 minute ago, soalbundy said: Who cares, bring on the drugs and the booze, i bet many didn't even notice that they had got burnt. I was just stating facts . I know that some of us state things as facts when its just something that they may think to be facts . But I just like to stick to facts . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helloagain Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 3 hours ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said: Watching the videos, especially the last one on the Khaosod webpage, I'd say it's pretty clear there WERE fireworks/pyrotechnics at the event, notwithstanding the stupidly official comment. Fireworks were banned iut of respect for the deseased king. Where were the police Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lvr181 Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 2 hours ago, NCC1701A said: "Reached for comment, Lt. Col. Somsak Noorod of Ko Phangan police said there could not have been fireworks on New Year’s Eve as fireworks are banned." I wonder if Lt. Col. Somsak Noorod reads the Mirror? http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/footage-shows-horror-moment-fireworks-9548397 or maybe The Sun: "The 21-year-old Canadian tourist was pulled unconscious from the sea along with another injured woman but he later died." "Some have even reported that locals attempted to pickpocket panicked tourists trapped in the crowd. Emma Werthers Leeworthy said she "caught a Thai man trying to pickpocket my phone too." "Today organizers posted a slick film of the event on Facebook which glossed over the trauma suffered by hundreds of party-goers. An event spokesperson told The Sun that they used fewer fireworks than normal and that they are not aware of anyone being injured." https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/2515010/fireworks-rain-down-on-screaming-crowd-as-new-years-eve-celebrations-at-full-moon-party-in-thailand-go-horribly-wrong/ OMG and the policeman is a Lt. Col? He should be busted down to probationary idiot! Jeez, where does the RTP get these people and then promote them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven100 Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 You could pay my air ticket, hotel 5 star, food & drink for the weekend and the party ticket if required ....... I still wouldn't go. sorry, that's just me .. I know how these parties can turn ugly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The man from udon Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 Police Lt col noorod said there wasn't any fireworks there as they are banned????? Big boss general,field marshal,admiral somchai said the fire works don't count as they were a sign 2017 ?????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldrunner Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 Today's young people are stupid. Just what in the hell do you expect when you come to a foreign country, get smashed or drugged, climb on each other's shoulders, mash together, have your money stolen as well as your cell phone and get groped, scream and holler, fall down and get stepped on and you call it FUN. On top of that some "person" in authority assures you that there were no Fireworks, despite what you see. There are definite benefits to being an "Oldrunner". We also had lots of fun but we also had a great deal of common sense. If it starts to look dangerous, IT IS, get out or away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDbkh Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 I seem to remember a previous 'government' wanted to patent these Full Moon parties - so good for the image! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soalbundy Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 Just now, DDbkh said: I seem to remember a previous 'government' wanted to patent these Full Moon parties - so good for the image! They owned a pill making factory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanemax Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 3 minutes ago, soalbundy said: They owned a pill making factory Your imagination running wild again or a fact ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soalbundy Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 Just now, sanemax said: Your imagination running wild again or a fact ? running wild Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wealthychef Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 Sorry but I had to laugh at the reactions of the stupid people there. "Hey, what the <deleted>?" LOL Let's go have a wild time in a foreign land with lots of drinking and crowds, what could possibly go wrong with this brilliant plan? I have no sympathy, sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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