Tag: fire
Blaze, shots heard from prison in Iran capital amid protests
By AP and published by Taiwan News Baghdad – A huge fire blazed on Saturday at a notorious prison where political prisoners and anti-government activists are kept in the Iranian capital. Online videos and local media reported gunshots, as nationwide protests entered a fifth week. Iran’s state-run IRNA reported that there were clashes between prisoners …
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Power pole catches fire and sets cables ablaze
AN ELECTRICITY pole in Bang Khun Thian district of Bangkok was ablaze after a short circuit with the flames spreading down the communication cables last evening, Sanook.com reported this morning (Oct. 14). Pol. Col. Payap Somboon, head of Thien Thale police station, was alerted of the power pole at Soi Thian Thale 28, Thian …
Big plastic factory ablaze in Songkhla, 2 workers injured
A LARGE plastic factory in Hat Yai district of southern Songkhla province caught fire at noon today (Oct. 2) injuring two workers as it spread rapidly and engulfed the entire plant, Amarin TV said. Thick black smoke spread from the fire that raged violently with plastic being very flammable. Because the blaze started within the …
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Police summon Mountain B pub electrician, to charge him with negligence
ON THE one-month anniversary of Mountain B pub inferno that killed 23 people today (Sept. 5) Chonburi police said they have issued a summons for the electrician who ran the power system from the start of construction in preparation to file a joint negligence charge, Amarin TV said. Over 10 families of those who died …
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Mountain B pub owner’s dad surrenders, denies charges
THE FATHER of the owner of Mountain B pub that caught fire on August 5 killing 19 people with 30 others still under medical treatment surrendered to police after an arrest warrant was issued for him on the charges of co-establishing this entertainment venue and negligence leading to death and injury of other people, …
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Update: Fire was actually at Jusmagthai complex, no injuries
A FIRE that broke out at Sathorn Soi 1 this evening (August 8) was actually at the Joint US Military Advisory Group Thailand (Jusmagthai) complex and not the German embassy as earlier reported with there being no injuries, Matichon newspaper said. At 7.35 p.m. firemen and police at Thungmahamek station were alerted of the …
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Urgent! Fire at German embassy in Sathorn area
A FIRE broke out at the German embassy in Sathorn Soi 1 this evening (August 8) with Thungmahamek firemen quickly rushing there to put it out, Naewna newspaper said. The Fire Department hotline 199 had received a phone call at 7.35 p.m. that a fire had erupted at a house in this soi and it …
Chadchart: Of 83 problematic pubs in Bangkok, 49 are in Chatuchak
BANGKOK Governor Chadchart Sittipunt said today (August 7) that safety checks of all local service outlets to ensure adequate and functional fire exits had found 83 pubs with problems with as many as 49 being in Chatuchak district, Matichon newspaper said. A report on the safety checks is submitted to him on the 5th …
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Fire at PTTEP’s tower within Energy Complex brought under control
A FIRE broke out on the 33rd floor of tower A at the Energy Complex (EnCo) on Vibhavadi Rangsit road belonging to PTT Exploration and Production Plc (PTTEP) at around noon today (August 7) but firefighters have managed to control it, Matichon newspaper. An initial tweet by FM91 Trafficpro quoting Praram Radio Center 199 had …
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Arrest warrant out for Mountain B pub owner
PATTAYA Provincial court this evening (August 6) approved an arrest warrant for the owner of Mountain B pub that was engulfed in a huge blaze killing 15 people and injuring 37 others in the wee hours of Friday morning, Sanook.com said. The pub’s owner, Mr. Pongsiri Panprasong, faces two charges, with these being negligence causing …
Fire-gutted pub’s singer confirms backstage entrance was always locked
THE lead singer-keyboard player at Mountain B pub where an inferno at 1 a.m. yesterday (August 5) killed 15 people and injured 37 others revealed that the backstage entrance was always locked to prevent customers from sneaking away without paying, Matichon newspaper said this afternoon. Mr. Thanaphat Phuangpae, 24, or Peach, of Taew Waew band, …
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Panel set up to probe if policemen were involved with gutted pub
FOLLOWING the the fire at a crowded music pub in Sattahip district of Chonburi province in the wee hours of this morning (August 5) that killed 14 revellers and injured many others a senior police officer has now set up a committee to investigate whether any local policemen were involved in the illegal complex, …
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Sattahip district chief transferred after pub fire kills 14 people
AFTER a huge fire engulfed a pub in Sattahip district of Chonburi province at 1 a.m. this morning (August 5) killing 14 people and injuring many others the district chief was immediately transferred to the Department of Provincial Administration, Naewna newspaper and Sanook.com said. The department’s chief Mr. Thanakom Chongjira signed an order transferring Sattahip’s …
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Bangkok cables catch fire again in Lat Phrao area
JUST days after a transformer exploded at Sampeng market sparking a fire that gutted four shophouses and killed two persons, a bunch of tangled electrical cables in front of Lat Phrao Soi 111 caught fire this morning (July 12), Thai Rath newspaper said. At 7.21 a.m. after Phan Fah Radio and fire hotline 199 were …
Chadchart moves to check transformers after two big fires
FOLLOWING two big fires with one being at Bonkai slum community, Rama 4 road, and the other at Sampeng market yesterday where two persons died Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittiphan today (June 27) moved to get Metropolitan Electricity Authority (MEA) to check transformers across the capital while also speeding up burying cables underground, Sanook.com said. …
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One dead in Sampeng market fire with shoppers fleeing in panic
ONE person died and some rescue volunteers were rushed to hospital for smoke inhalation after a big fire broke out at Sampeng market in Bangkok’s Chinatown today (June 26) with throngs of weekend shoppers fleeing in panic, Sanook.com and JS 100 Radio said. Sampheng is an historic market of Chinatown in Samphanthawong district. It …
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Bonkai fire raged for 2 hours gutting 30 houses, Chadchart sets up help centre
FIREMEN took two hours to put out the big fire that broke out at Bonkai slum community on Rama 4 road at 1.10 p.m. yesterday (June 21) with 30 houses gutted while Bangkok Governor visited the destroyed community as soon as it was safe to do so and has set up a help centre, …
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Firemen take an hour to control big blaze at Rama IV road community
FIREMEN battled hard for an hour before succeeding in controlling a big fire that broke out at Bonkai community on Rama 4 road at 1.12 p.m. today (June 21) and quickly spread across a wide area, Matichon newspaper said. As reported by Jor Sor 100 radio the blaze started at one of several two-storey wooden …
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Fire jellyfish warning at Koh Hong island off Krabi
RED FLAGS have been posted on the beaches of Koh Hong island off Krabi province to warn tourists not to swim in the sea and stay away from the seaside as fire jellyfish had been found floating closeby with a large number having also washed up, Sanook.com said today (June 12). Mr. Weerasak Sisatchang, head …
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Major fire at waste recycling complex, significant damage reported
A BIG FIRE broke out at a waste recycling shop and adjacent yard where piles of waste were stacked in Thung Khru district at 8.30 p.m. last night (Apr. 1) with firemen helped by workers and neighbours taking 40 minutes to put it out, Matichon newspaper said. Upon being alerted of a fire breaking out …
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CAT Telecom building fire brought under control
A FIRE that broke out on the sixth floor of a CAT Telecom Plc building on Chaengwattana road has been brought under control with no one having got injured, Amarin TV said today (Feb. 4). Thung Song Hong police were informed of a fire breaking out at the CAT Telecom headquarters at 12.30 p.m. …
Fire at Sukhumvit condo, 5 firefighters hurt in paper factory blaze
A FIRE broke out at a condominium in Sukhumvit Soi 61 at 11.16 a.m. today (Dec. 3) but this has been extinguished while five firefighters got injured at the Samut Prakan paper factory blaze that raged for five hours last night before it was brought under control, Sanook.com said. By 11.39 a.m. firemen had put …
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