Flames leap from the starboard side of the oil tanker Smooth Sea 2, as firefighters pour water on the vessel, at IRPC pier on Soi Suksawat 45 in Phra Pradaeng district, Samut Prakan. (Photo: Fire & Rescue Thailand Facebook page)
One person was confirmed injured and one missing after a fire aboard an oil tanker berthed at a pier in Phra Pradaeng district, Samut Prakan, on Wednesday morning, the Marine Department said.
The fire began around 9am on the Smooth Sea 2, which was moored at the IRPC Co pier on Suksawat Road in tambon Bang Khru.
One man was injured and another was missing, Marine Department deputy chief Sompong Jirasirilert said.
The injured man was Peerakarn Pongsa. He was being treated at Bang Pakok Hospital 3. The missing man was identified as Sankadiyapong Sa-nguanphan.
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