Chemical leak in Nakhon Pathom forces schools to send students home

Thai male students of Level 2 (lower secondary education) at school
Thai male students of Level 2 (lower secondary education) at school. Photo: Phonlawat Eungsithong. CC BY-SA 3.0.

A number of schools in the Salaya district of Thailand’s Nakhon Pathom province were abruptly closed this morning (Thursday) and all students sent home after [Read More…]

Three injured, one missing after oil tanker explosion and fire on Chao Phraya River

The Chao Phraya River in Bangkok
The Chao Phraya River in Samut Prakan Province. Photo: Mattes.

Three crew members of an oil tanker were injured and one is missing after the vessel caught fire following an on-board explosion at the pier [Read More…]

Samut Prakan chemical factory explosion inferno kills 1, at least 60 injured

Firefighters at charred chemical factory in Samut Prakan
Firefighters at charred chemical factory in Samut Prakan. Photo: ประยุทธ์ จันทร์โอชา Prayut Chan-o-cha / Facebook.

One rescuer was killed and more than 60 people injured in an overnight explosion and inferno at a chemical factory that continued to send black [Read More…]