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Samkong house destroyed by fire; no injuries reported

A two-storey wooden house in Samkong, Ratsada, was extensively damaged by fire on Nov 9. Police suspect an electrical short circuit, but the cause has not been confirmed.

A two-storey wooden house in Samkong, Ratsada, Phuket, was extensively damaged by fire on Nov 9, with no injuries reported.

Police received the report at about 8:37pm at a property in Moo 5, Soi Samkong 1. Emergency responders brought the blaze under control before it spread to neighbouring houses, but the house and property inside sustained extensive damage.

Pol Sub-Lt Jaruwit Juabkhwamsuk, the duty investigator at Phuket City Police Station, attended the scene and met the homeowner, Thawon Rueang-on. Police photographed the site and prepared a diagram.

An electrical short circuit is suspected, although the cause has not been officially confirmed. The Phuket Provincial Forensic Science Centre has been notified to investigate.

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