Jewellery district on fire, but not in a good way: Bangkok blaze barely misses the bling

Bangkok’s Bang Rak district was jolted awake in the early hours as a fire broke out at a jewellery import-export company today. Fortunately, the blaze was contained before it could spread to the vault. The preliminary speculation points towards an electrical circuit malfunction as a possible cause.

Around 12.10am today, Deputy Superintendent Patiwat Ruangphoeng of the Bang Rak Police Station rushed to the scene of the fire at the Diamrussa Co., Ltd., located in Surawongse Road’s Soi Pramot. Firefighters from Bang Rak were swiftly coordinated to douse the fire with three fire trucks being dispatched to the site at once.

The affected building, a six-story commercial edifice housing the jewellery import-export business, emitted flames and smoke notably from the fifth floor. Firefighters were initially unable to penetrate the building due to stringent security…