Fires linked to Chinese New Year incense in Samut Songkhram
A fire engulfed three houses during Chinese New Year celebrations in Samut Songkhram province when incense and candles were left unattended. In a separate incident in Nakhon Pathom, a similar fire destroyed a house entirely.
Yesterday, January 28, Police Lieutenant Pisin Nupinit, deputy inspector of Bang Khonthi police station, received a report of a fire in Moo 5, Bang Krabue subdistrict, Bang Khonthi district, Samut Songkhram. Fire trucks from Kradang Nga, Amphawa, and Bang Nok Khwaek municipalities, along with Sapparachen Foundation rescue teams, were dispatched to the scene.
The fire consumed three adjacent wooden houses by the Saowakon Canal. It took emergency services about an hour to control the blaze.
One person, named Sakorn, sustained injuries and was taken to Naphalai Hospital due to burns on the back of the head and neck and was in shock. Preliminary investigations suggest the fire might have been sparked by incense and candles lit for Chinese New Year offerings.
However, it remains unclear which house was the origin, prompting further investigation by forensic officials.
In another incident, Police Lieutenant Jiyawat Laosangsu, deputy inspector of Mueang Nakhon Pathom police station, was informed of a house fire in Moo 3, Don Yai Hom subdistrict, Mueang district, Nakhon Pathom. He reported to his superiors and went to the scene with Police Colonel Phupon Thapcharoen, the station’s superintendent, and the investigation team.
The fire, which occurred in a two-storey house with a wooden upper floor, was intense but was brought under control in over 20 minutes. Firefighters continued to douse the area to prevent re-ignition due to the flammable nature of wood.
The home’s owner, 44 year old Kanokphat, said that on the day of the fire, incense was lit on the second floor for Chinese New Year. He left them unattended while having a meal downstairs in his barbershop.
He smelt smoke, checked, and found the upper floor engulfed in flames. Emergency services were called to extinguish the fire, reported KhaoSod.
Initial assumptions point to the unattended incense and candles as potential causes, coinciding with the Chinese New Year period. Investigations are ongoing, with forensic team number seven conducting a thorough examination to determine the exact cause.
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