Burned out cars and houses are seen near the site of Thursday’s gas pipe explosion in Samut Prakan’s Bang Bo district on Friday. (Photo by Somchai Poomlard)
The Council of Engineers Thailand (CoE) is investigating the gas pipe explosion which killed three women in Samut Prakan’s Bang Bo district on Thursday.
It has been reported that the blast and widespread fire that resulted from it were caused by natural gas leaking from the pipe leading to the Asia Industrial Estate Suvarnabhumi about 1pm.
The explosion caused nearby residents to flee and some of their homes were seen engulfed in flames.
The blast also injured 66 people, of whom 37 had been discharged from hospital by yesterday evening.
CoE president Suchatvee Suwansawat said yesterday that while initial inquiries showed that the pipe was damaged,…
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