KRABI: A fire broke out on the ferry Ao Nang Princess 5 this afternoon (April 8), about two kilometres from Nopparatthara Beach in Ao Nang. Almost all the 107 passengers are reported to have been rescued by nearby boats and the Marine police. There were two exceptions – one person dead and a 12-year-old girl […]
Scores of passengers including many foreign tourists were ordered to don life jackets and jump into the sea when a Phuket-bound ferry burst into flames that quickly engulfed it off Krabi’s Noppharat Thara beach on Wednesday afternoon. The Ao Nang Princess 5 ferry with 104 passengers and crew onboard took only moments to burn to […]
A railway station in Kanchanaburi province was completely destroyed by a fire which was suspected to be caused by a short circuit. Mr Chaiwat Sribundhitbovorn, chief of the Wang Yen railway station in Muang district, told Muang district police that while he was resting in front of the station this morning he heard what sound […]
CHUMPHON — Over 30 foreign tourists were forced to flee for their lives after their tour bus suddenly caught fire on a highway in southern Thailand this morning. Police were first informed about the fire in Chumphon province at 4 am this morning, but firefighters were not dispatched until an hour later, causing some tourists […]
Sangwian Raksaphet, 52, who made headlines by setting herself on fire at the Government House’s public complaint centre in October has died. She died at 10 pm on Monday. Read more: The Nation
Five Thai tourists escaped unharmed when their van burst into flames while returning home from Pattaya beach in Chon Buri on Sunday. Jakkarin Yangsiri, 31, the driver of the van, told police he and four friends from Nonthaburi had driven to Pattaya beach for a holiday. Read more: Bangkok Post
A fire broke out at the Kiss Wandang pub in Chiang Mai’s Sarapee district at 2 pm Wednesday. Ten fire engines took about half an hour to control the blaze. The pub owner, Nitchanan Panyaduangket, said the fire caused about Bt40 million worth of damage. News source: The Nation
A small fire broke out at the Klung Plaza Department Store in Nakhon Ratchasima’s Muang district at 1:40 pm Friday. Fire engines took about 15 minutes to control the blaze that broke out at the ceiling of the entrance from the store’s car park. Read more: The Nation By The Nation
