Firefighters applauded as ‘true heroes’ while gov’t slammed for failure to deal with factory’s deadly fire, explosions

Volunteer firefighters were lauded as “true heroes” after they spent more than 25 hours trying to bring the factory fire in Soi King Kaew under control, while the government faces backlash for its handling, or lack thereof. 

The group of firefighters from various non-profits brought their own equipment to manage the deadly fire that began yesterday morning at the chemical plant in the Bangkok metropolitan area. The fire killed one, injured 60 people, and forced over 1,800 people living within a 5-kilometer radius to evacuate from their damaged homes resulting from the impact of the explosions. 

“Firefighters are volunteers from foundations using their OWN equipment and WITHOUT ANY HELP FROM GOVERNMENT AUTHORITIES,” Twitter user @85archive wrote, sharing images of a soldier wearing a highly protective chemical respirator while volunteer firefighters had…