20190804 Gloves off as fire razes factory
Thailand Aug 04 2019 “Factories”
Dead : dead 0 or unknown Burnout : 1 to 29 Injured : injured 0 or unknown
Gloves off as fire razes factory
Updated: 2019–08–05
A huge fire broke out at a rubber glove factory in Rattaphum district of Songkhla on Saturday and was brought under control yesterday morning after causing heavy damage. No casualties were reported.
The fire started about 7pm at the factory of SGMP Company at Moo 6 village in tambon Kamphaeng Phet. Firefighters from the 12th disaster prevention and mitigation centre in Songkhla worked throughout the night to contain the fire and were able to bring it under control yesterday morning, when the factory was still blanketed with thick smoke.
The factory burned down. The damage has not been assessed, but is believed to be several hundred million baht. Veeranan Pengchan, the Songkhla governor, and Pimthada Chansuriya, the Rattaphum district chief inspected the scene to see if nearby communities had been affected. The incident was one of the most serious industrial fires to have broken out in Songkhla in years.
Web Source: The Nation
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