Fire destroys workers' homes
A fire destroyed the temporary shelters of sawmill workers in Pathum Thani's Klong Luang district yesterday. There were no casualties as the workers were at work when the fire started.
A motorcycle taxi driver saw the fire and alerted sawmill owner Wutthipong Chantarasuwan, 50. Five fire engines rushed to the scene but the blaze had already engulfed the nine shelters and destroyed them all.
Police speculate that the fire was caused by a electrical fault and the heat. The damage was estimated at about Bt3 million.
A fire also destroyed a house on Yommarat road in Nakhon Ratchasima’s Muang district around 9am yesterday. There were no injuries. Investigation revealed that the fire might have been caused by an electrical fault on the second floor. People living nearby ran out in a panic as a petrol station is located some 50 metres from the building. Fire-fighters put off the blaze in about 45 minutes. Damage was estimated at Bt1.5 million.
