Fire destroys 15 homes in Dusit district
Fifteen homes were destroyed after a fire broke out in a crowded residential area in Bangkok’s Dusit district on Tuesday afternoon. There were no reports of serious injuries.
The blaze started at a two-storey house belonging to Prasit Ninprasert, 62, and his wife Oomthip Chanisapong, in Pattana community of Soi Sin Sub on Rama V Road at about 1pm.
The couple told police they were sitting outside the house when they heard a loud bang from the main electrical panel on the second floor and saw smoke billow out a window. Mrs Oomthip said her husband rushed to turn off the main breaker, but the fire had severely damaged the panel and swiftly spread to other parts of the house.