Midnight fire injures 2 at Patong eight-story building
Pol Lt Sida Promthong, Deputy Investigator at Patong Police Station, received a report of the blaze at about 12:46am at the Chaya Massage Shop building near the entrance to Soi Nam Sia in Patong.
A midnight fire injured two people at an eight-story building in Patong, Phuket, early on May 18. Pol Lt Sida Promthong, deputy investigator at Patong Police Station, said the blaze was reported at about 12:46am at the Chaya Massage Shop building near the entrance to Soi Nam Sia.
Patong Police, led by Pol Col Korakrit Khanthakrue, responded with firefighters from the Patong Municipality Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department. Authorities found flames burning inside the building, which contained a massage shop, a restaurant and residential rooms, before firefighters brought the fire under control.
Residents hurt as investigators examine suspected electrical source
Two residents were treated at the scene by emergency responders. Chanokchanon suffered abrasions and back pain while escaping through smoke-filled areas, while another resident, identified only as Dao, suffered smoke inhalation.
Police said property inside the building was damaged, including kitchen equipment in the ground-floor restaurant. No estimate of the losses was released.
Initial checks found residents had heard what they described as an explosion from an electrical transformer behind the building during heavy rain and strong winds before smoke spread through the property and the fire broke out. The exact cause remains under investigation by officers from the Phuket Provincial Forensic Science Division, who were called in to inspect the scene and assess the damage.
Source: https://www.thephuketnews.com/midnight-fire-tears-through-patong-building-injuring-two-100253.php
