June 21, 20224 yr From Bangkok Post A fire destroyed about 10 homes in the Bon Kai community in Bangkok's Pathum Wan district on Tuesday afternoon. Police said the fire started about 1.12pm at a two-storey house in the crowded community in Soi Pluk Chit, off Rama 4 road, and quickly spread to adjacent houses, sending plumes of black smoke into the sky. About 10 fire engines and crews were dispatched to the scene. But the firefighters found it difficult to reach the spot because of the narrow road and they were obstructed by panicky residents running back and forth, moving their belongings out of their houses. By 1.38pm about 10 houses were burning fiercely. Rama 4 road in front of the Bangkok Bank's Bon Kai branch was closed off by police to help the firefighting operation. A bed-ridden patient was evacuated from one house to Chulalongkorn Hospital.
June 21, 20224 yr I recognise the slab tower block and the name of the soi (phluk jit). There are several blocks like this in the area, beneath one of which is/was a row of massage parlours. I have had good times there and I hope the businesses are not impaired by the incident.
June 21, 20224 yr yes, soi Pluk Chit is where Sabaidee Spa and Sanctuary by A are. That's crowded community indeed so I can imagine panic in those burning low rises. Main soi is usually blocked by vendors so firefighters had it tough indeed
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