Firefighters use four fire
engines to fight the blaze to prevent the wooden-house fire from
spreading to neighboring homes.
Patcharapol Panrak
An 80-year-old woman was missing after fire destroyed a luxury teak home
in Sattahip.
More than 100 firefighters and emergency-rescue workers from Khet
Udomsak, Sattahip municipality and Kledkaew used four fire engines to
fight the blaze in Nattada Village Aug. 27 to prevent the wooden-house
fire from spreading to neighboring homes. Damage was estimated at five
million baht.
During and after the fire, Sawang Boriboon Rojthummasathan searched for
a paralyzed grandmother believed to be in the house. Her body was not
found, leading authorities to believe relatives may have moved her out
prior to the blaze.
The house’s owner, Phannichanan Ta-ngam, 48, was in Switzerland with her
husband at the time. Neighbor Pitchayanat Janthaleela said the owner
rarely visits the house and had hired a maid to care for the elderly
woman and 10 dogs.
Arson is not suspected as the cause of the fire. Phannichanan said she
heard a loud bang similar to a firecracker, then saw the flames.
Investigators suspect a wiring problem is to blame.
