A fire erupted atop a mound of recyclable waste at the headquarters of Wongpanit International Co Ltd in Phitsanulok province. Fortunately, no casualties were reported.
Over 20 fire engines and a multitude of firefighters battled for hours to wrestle the flames under control in the northern province’s Mueang district.
Wongpanit, a recycling centre boasting over 2,000 franchise branches nationwide, witnessed its sprawling mountain of refuse become a towering beacon of destruction.
Preliminary investigations point towards an electric short circuit at a power pole adjacent to the gargantuan garbage pile as the potential culprit behind this raging conflagration. Fortunately, no casualties were reported.
District Chief Akrachok Suwannathong shed light on the calamity, stating that the fire ignited around 2am this morning, believed to have originated from…
