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Near 10,000 extinguishers in sorry state

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Friends at the funeral of Khumthong ‘Benz’ Premmanee, 18, who died when a fire extinguisher exploded during a fire drill at the Rajavinit Mathayom School in Dusit district on June 23. The funeral was held at Wat Sunthorn Thammathan in Pomphrap Sattruphai district on June 27. (Photo: Nutthawat Wicheanbut)

An inspection carried out by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration has found that almost 10,000 emergency fire extinguisher units across the capital’s 50 districts need to be urgently replaced.

The inspection was ordered after a student at Rajavinit Mathayom School was killed and 10 others injured when a fire extinguisher unit exploded during an…

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