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Fire safety: 82% of buildings ignore fire regulations
Jon Fernquest, Published on 07/04/2017
» 82% of Bangkok buildings failed to comply with fire inspections but sloppy govt record-keeping means can't find any documents anyway, so may not really matter.
Transformer explodes, destroys shops in Pattaya
Jon Fernquest, Published on 15/03/2017
» Transformer explodes & flames shoot into shophouse on Walking Street Pattaya, at 7:30am so the area was empty & no one hurt.
Note 7 Burger King fire: Turn off phone now says Samsung
Jon Fernquest, Published on 11/10/2016
» Burning Note 7 at Burger King quickly became symbol encapsulating the corporate crisis that Samsung now faces.
Major fire engulfs Pinklao cinema complex
Jon Fernquest, Published on 28/07/2016
» Huge fire breaks out at movie theater complex on Thonburi side of Bangkok with part of building collapsing.
Scary looking fire at On Nut station at rush hour
Jon Fernquest, Published on 13/07/2016
» Flames shot up the Onut BTS station this morning & dark smoke rose to the sky, but fire was quickly put under control & no one was hurt.
Singapore Airlines plane catches fire during emergency landing
Jon Fernquest, Published on 27/06/2016
» Flames broke out on plane's wings, passengers felt "close to death" but airport fire fighters put out fire immediately.
Suvarnabhumi Airport bus bursts into flames
Jon Fernquest, Published on 13/06/2016
» The 20 passengers quickly evacuated from bus by driver. Firefighters extinguished fire in 20 minutes.
Kids falling out of school bus vans: Time for reform
Jon Fernquest, Published on 01/06/2016
» Frightening CCTV footage of young children falling out of the back of school vans in past week has drawn attention to safety issues.
Fire: B100m Pattaya tourist attraction burns to ground
Jon Fernquest, Published on 06/05/2016
» 100-million-baht Thai-style house in Pattaya burns to ground before opening as tourist attraction after 10 years of construction.
Don't charge phone under motorcycle seat
Jon Fernquest, Published on 18/03/2016
» Incoming call on charging phone could trigger spark, fire & explosion, if you leave phone under motorcycle seat, Chiang Mai motorcycle owner learns.