Two additional vessels on the Chao Phraya River receive assistance with removal.
Discussed: 16 Apr 2024 at 17:37
On Tuesday, a sightseeing boat in Ayutthaya’s Chao Phraya River caught fire, but both passengers and the staff are protected.
A charity save system caught the flames at 2 and reported the incident. While breakfast was served on board the Kalae, which was carrying 24 visitors, five of them children, and two crew members, along the creek in the Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya district, at 30 p.m.
After witnessing the tragedy, crews from another visitor boat and a ship from the provincial marine office evacuated anyone onto their vessels to bring them ashore. The wind also blew the afflicted boat to the river banks to produce extinguishing the incident better.
Natnicha Sorndee, the vessel owner, said the vehicle was equipped with all health products, including lifejackets, and the website was constantly checked in line with health requirements set by the Marine Department, according to Channel 3.
Authorities are looking into the cause of the fire, but no conclusions have been made regarding the injury.