Fire, explosion at Bangchak refinery

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Fire, explosion at Bangchak refinery

Published: 4 Jul 2012 at 16.07
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Bangchak Petroleum has shut down its oil refinery in Bangkok's Sukhumvit Soi 64 for a week and an 80,000 barrel-per-day crude distillation unit for at least 30 days following a fire and explosion at the plant on Wednesday morning.

It was the second fire at the soi 64 refinery in 18 months.

The explosion about 7.30am in an industrial zone in inner Bangkok surrounded by residential areas set off towering flames and sent two columns of thick black smoke into the sky that could be seen across the capital.

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ringmaster
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Discussion 4 : 05 Jul 2012 at 03.014
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The refinery was built before much of any community was there. The only thing I remember around that time in the area was the Venus zipper factory and a few small businesses. Nonetheless, it is a very old refinery and could probably be refurbished for safety's sake.
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Discussion 3 : 04 Jul 2012 at 20.313
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Don't move the communities, which have been there longer, move the refinery out of a built-up area. 2 accidents in 18 months is appalling.
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Discussion 2 : 04 Jul 2012 at 20.162
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"Another refinery fire" - Wrong. Another fire at the same refinery in 18 months.
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Discussion 1 : 04 Jul 2012 at 19.591
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No problem I saw on Channel 3 that the Bangkok Mayor rush to the fire to hand out cheap 2bt cloth masks. What a guy.
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