SuperCheap smoke, foul smell affecting Phuket residents
Phuket administrative organisation member Kanthapat Pisitkhunanon yesterday urged related agencies to speedily clear up the 30-rai (4.8 hectare) area devastated by the island's largest-ever fire at the main SuperCheap store. He said smoke and foul smells
In a meeting to discuss the fire yesterday, Phuket Governor Maitree Inthusut was told that only 40 per cent of the site was accessible by officials. Investigators are attempting to collect evidence in some areas, while a team of fire fighters have remained on hand in case there is any recurrence of the fire.
Meanwhile, store executives confirmed that 3,000 employees would keep their jobs and be dispatched to other branches, while the store’s garden centre on Soi Lak Kong Si would be turned into a temporary goods store.
About 21 people with previous respiratory problems in nearby households, had been affected by smoke and chemical inhalation, while 22 homes were damaged by soot and the heat after the blaze shattered windows of houses closest to the fire.
