Villagers fight back as safety fears rise
PUBLISHED : 26 Apr 2024 at 04:00
Another blaze broke out Wednesday night at Win Process’s hazardous waste storage plant in Rayong. The authorities found high levels of dangerous chemicals in the air over the surrounding area.
As of yesterday evening, the fire at the plant, located in Ban Nong Pawa village in Tambon Bang But of Rayong’s Ban Khai district, had not settled.
The new blaze broke out the previous night at Building 3, where aluminium dross was stored.
According to Kanchalee Navickabhum, deputy director of the Pollution Control Department (PCD), there were around 10,000 tonnes of aluminium dross in the building. Such a chemical…
