A fierce fire completely destroyed a textile fibre spinning factory in Ratchaburi’s Bang Phae district on Friday morning, causing about 3 million baht damage.
Pol Maj Santi Noochuay, a duty officer at Bang Phae police station, said the blaze was reported about 5.45am.
The flames spread quickly, fuelled by stacks of inflammable cloth. The blaze raged for three hours, razing the warehouse, which also contained a lot of machinery, before firemen brought it under control.
Paisarn Wiwek, 50, owner of the factory, said he and his son Vorapong, 20, were sleeping at the factory when the fire broke out.
His son was woken by a loud sound, like an explosion, at the front of the factory and there was a power blackout, said Mr Paisarn. He immediately alerted the village chief, who contacted police.
The factory, three complete textile fibre spinning machines, all electric appliances and at least 100,000 baht cash on the premises were destroyed. Damage was initially set at 3 million baht. No casualties were reported.
Police are investigating the cause, but suspected the fire was started by an electrical short circuit.