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Bang Lamung police station fire in Pattaya burns case files
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A Bang Lamung police station fire on the evening of yesterday, November 6, badly damaged two investigators’ offices on the second floor of the station in Naklua, north Pattaya , burning case files and four notebook computers. Chon Buri’s police commander said a plug left in a socket was the suspected cause , and forensic officers are working to confirm it.
Key facts
- A Bang Lamung police station fire on the evening of yesterday, November 6, badly damaged two investigators’ offices on the second floor of the station in Naklua, north Pattaya , burning case files and four notebook computers
- Firefighters brought the blaze under control in about 30 minutes, according to The Pattaya News
- In February 2023, a blaze that started on the second floor gutted the Provincial Police Training Center Region 2 in Chon Buri , and police said a short circuit was the presumed cause while they waited for a forensic examination.
- Police Major General Chatree Suksiri, commander of Chon Buri Provincial Police, visited the station at about 8pm, Thairath reported
Summary
Firefighters brought the blaze under control in about 30 minutes, according to The Pattaya News. The ground floor was not affected, so Bang Lamung Police Station went on serving the public as normal once the fire was out.
The fire hit two offices, one used by four investigators and the other by three. Inside them, four notebook computers, case files and supporting case documents suffered heavy damage, heat scorched part of the corridor outside, and the electrical wiring was damaged across almost the whole second floor.