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Near 10,000 extinguishers need replacing
Gary Boyle, Published on 03/07/2023
» An inspection carried out by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration has found that almost 10,000 emergency fire extinguisher units across Bangkok need to be urgently replaced.
Near 10,000 extinguishers in sorry state
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 03/07/2023
» An inspection carried out by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration has found that almost 10,000 emergency fire extinguisher units across the capital's 50 districts need to be urgently replaced.
Tears for a friend
News, Published on 28/06/2023
» A student is consoled by friends at the funeral of Khumthong 'Benz' Premmanee, 18, who died when a fire extinguisher exploded during a fire drill at the Rajavinit Mathayom School in Dusit district last Friday. The funeral was held at Wat Sunthorn Thammathan in Pomphrap Sattruphai district on Tuesday. (Photo: Nutthawat Wichieanbut)
Killed student's family get insurance money
Gary Boyle, Published on 27/06/2023
» The Education Ministry has paid life insurance money to the family of a Mathayom Suksa 6 student who was killed when a fire extinguisher exploded during a fire drill at his Bangkok school on Friday.
Killed student's kin get insurance money
News, Post Reporters, Published on 27/06/2023
» The Education Ministry has distributed life insurance money and other financial assistance to the family members of a Mathayom Suksa 6 student who was killed when a fire extinguisher exploded during a fire drill at his Bangkok school on Friday.
Safety must come first
News, Editorial, Published on 27/06/2023
» The fire drill tragedy that claimed a life and injured another 10 at Rajavinit Mathayom School in Dusit district on Friday is not just a one-off mishap.
Chadchart urges fire drill revamp
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 25/06/2023
» Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt has called for an overhaul of the disaster prevention and mitigation systems and suspended all fire evacuation drills pending an inspection of fire-fighting equipment.
Bangkok school suspends classes after extinguisher blast
Published on 24/06/2023
» Rajavinit Mathayom School in Bangkok has announced the suspension of classes for two days following a fire extinguisher blast that killed one student and injured scores of students during a fire drill on Friday.
School fire extinguisher blast kills student, injures 5
Gary Boyle, Published on 23/06/2023
» A schoolboy was killed and five others injured when a fire extinguisher exploded during a fire drill at a school in Bangkok on Friday morning.
School fire extinguisher blast kills student
Published on 23/06/2023
» Police have initially pressed negligence charges against three people involved in a fire drill at a public secondary school where an exploding extinguisher killed one student and injured 10 others on Friday.