SAMUT PRAKAN: 5 workers were hurt, three seriously, simply by an explosion plus fire at a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) filling plant within Bang Sao Thong district early on Tuesday.
The particular explosion caused main damage to the plant and also to cars and motorbikes parked in the area.
Pol Capt Prasit Kanchanasorn, Beat Sao Thong responsibility officer, said the explosion occurred regarding 12. 20am on the LPG filling manufacturer of VIP Petroleum at Moo 11 village in tambon Bang Sao Thong.
Fireplace engines from the Boom Sao Thong tambon administration organisation along with rescuers from the Durante Teck Tung Base, and police, had been rushed to the picture.
The particular refilling plant developing, cars, motorcycles plus stacked car tyres were burning very when they arrived. The smell of LPG permeated the air.
Police eliminated the area and evacuated people to allow firefighters to combat the flames. The fire was brought in check in about an hour after all LPG valves had been closed.
Five workers, many from Myanmar, had been injured. Three of them sustained serious can burn. They were given first-aid before being delivered to hospitals – 1 each to Hammer Sao Thong, Chularat and Bang Na hospitals and 2 to Chakri Naruebodindra Medical Institute.
Employee Anuchit Jaidee, 42, mentioned the explosion occurred while the 30 Thailänder and migrant workers were asleep in their rooms after finishing their 8am-5pm shift.
Woken by the explosion, they will rushed outside plus saw the entire refilling plant in fire flames. They fled for his or her lives. It was unclear how the five workers were injured.
The exploding market was heard a number of kilometres away, witnesses said.
Pol Capt Prasit Kanchanasorn, an detective, said the plant can be owned by Vadarat Kiratipakdipong, 51, and it has been in operation for approximately 10 years.
The factory region has been cordoned away for examination by forensic police to establish the cause of the exploding market. The damage was still being assessed.