Phuket contractor’s house catches fire while 9-year-old son home alone

Phuket contractor’s house catches fire while 9-year-old son home alone

Eakkapop Thongtub

The house contained many flammable materials as the owner is a contractor. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

PHUKET: -- A 9-year-old boy is being treated for burns after a house fire causing an estimated B200,000 in damage broke out at about 8:30am today (April 4).

Nopparat Eakvanich, 9, was home alone when the house, on Thepkrasattri Rd in Rassada, caught fire.

His father, Nattawut Eakvanich, 38, had left the house earlier in the morning for work.

“Nopparat attempted to stop the fire, but burned his forearms in the process. He eventually ran out of the house and called for assistance,” said Lt Col Sakchai Sunyong of the Phuket City Police.

“Three fire trucks were called to the fire, which took them about 15 minutes to put out,” he added.

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