Uttaradit, A gas tank exploded during a fire extinguishing demonstration in a sugar factory in Uttaradit Province. One lecturer died. Police rushed to investigate to find the cause.

Police, Mueang Uttaradit Police Station Inspecting the incident of a gas tank explosion during a fire extinguishing demonstration by employees of a sugar factory in Khung Taphao Subdistrict, Mueang Uttaradit District, Uttaradit Province, causing Mr. Surachart Uttaradit Municipality officials Who served as a lecturer, 1 person died. Initially, the body was sent to the hospital for an autopsy. before allowing relatives to receive the body for religious ceremonies

Uttaradit Provincial Public Health Department reports that a gas tank exploded during a demonstration of a sugar factory's fire drill. From preliminary investigation, it was determined that the tank that exploded was a modification of a 15 kg. cooking gas tank to store fuel. Ready to compress nitrogen gas For use in firefighting training which has been used for a long time At the time of the incident, the deceased was controlling the cylinder head valve. The police are in the process of investigating and looking for the exact cause.

Mr. Witthaya Taikerd, head of the administrative department of Uttaradit Municipality, revealed that the sugar factory has sent a letter asking for cooperation. Municipality Security Department annually To arrange lecturers to provide knowledge on fires and fire extinguishing from gas and oil. The deceased was Mr. Surachat, a disaster prevention and relief officer at Uttaradit Municipality, who served as chief lecturer. Is a firefighting trainer of the Department of Provincial Administration, Class 8, and a lecturer in practicing emergency response plans for every institution in Uttaradit Province. According to the demonstration steps, we will practice extinguishing LPG gas and extinguishing oil. The tank that exploded was an empty gas tank filled with gasoline. Normally, water is used to push it. But today I use oxygen. At the time of the incident, I was not sure what went wrong. Or the oil may be out of stock. Only nitrogen remains. Nitrogen pressure expands Can cause an explosion.

Source: Thai News Agency