Sgt.
Nattapol Khatsai points to what used to be his dependable pickup truck.
Patcharapol Panrak
Faulty air conditioning repair work is suspected to
have caused a Royal Thai Navy officer’s previously dependable truck to
burst into flames.
Firefighters were called Dec. 20 to the Kasemphol -
Juk Samed intersection in front of the Sattahip Naval Base where a
Nissan pickup was fully engulfed. The blaze was extinguished in 20
minutes and no one was injured.
The truck’s owner, Sgt. Nattapol Khatsai, 22, said
the vehicle ran well for years and was well-maintained. However, only
five minutes after he left a service station where he had the air
conditioning fluid refilled, the truck burst into flames. He said he
suspects the mechanics caused an electrical short.
