Fire at paper mill awaiting recycling


Chonburi, Fire at a paper pressing factory awaiting recycling in Ban Bueng District, Chonburi Province. The fire spread quickly and caused total damage of at least 10 million baht. No one was injured or killed.

Last night, around 1:00 AM, there were more than ten fire trucks from Ban Bueng Municipality and nearby areas. Rushed to investigate the incident at Fu Yu Import Export Co., Ltd., Ban Bueng Subdistrict, Ban Bueng District, Chonburi Province, where a fire broke out. When we arrived we found a paper pressing factory waiting to be recycled. At first the fire didn’t burn much. But compressed paper is a highly flammable material, causing the fire to spread quickly. Must evacuate belongings As the fire spread rapidly until it spread throughout the entire warehouse. The building structure collapsed. It took 2-3 hours for the officials to spray the water and could only spray the vitreous water from outside. Finally, wait for it to burn completely and then it will extinguish itself. No one was injured or died
. Preliminary damage estimated at not less than 10 million baht.

Source: Thai News Agency