PUBLISHED: 27 May 2024 at 04:34
A police screen has been formed to establish whether fire was involved in the flames at stores storing substances in Rayong and Ayutthaya this time.
Pol Lt Gen Archayon Kraithong, spokesman for the Royal Thai Police (RTP), on Sunday said he met police investigators from nearby facilities, the Industrial Works Department, the Natural Resources and Environmental Crime Suppression Division and various state authorities to discuss the matter.
The meeting discussed progress of the research into the flames at Win Process ‘ chemical warehouse in Ban Khai city of Rayong and another warehouse owned by a different business in Ayutthaya’s Phachi area.
Pol Gen Kittirat Phanphet, acting federal police commander, has ordered police researchers to rapidly gather the evidence and send the event to an RTP group working on the subject.
Pol Lt Gen Archayon said the Central Forensic Science Office inspected the Ayutthaya’s chemical plant and suggested the blaze that, which occurred thrice– first in February and following at the beginning of this month– may include involved arson.
Some witnesses supported the theory and” good information” had been discovered, he said.
The government are also inspecting some places where hazardous materials are being stored, he said, adding a security plan to prevent like incidents from happening again will be implemented.
In the case of the Win Process inventory, Pol Lt Gen Archayon said a constitutional assessment is required to determine whether the business was effectively managing its stored toxins.
However, Piya Pitutacha, head of the Rayong provincial operational company, said the province is adjusting its plan to prevent 200,000 square metres of contaminated water from the Win Process site from flowing into a personal zone.
The previous plan involved digging ponds at the site to store the contaminated water, but it was suspended because the ground was already badly damaged by chemicals for many years, he said.