A fire raged through an auto-paint warehouse in Min Buri district of Bangkok in the early hours of Saturday, destroying equipment and materials. No casualties were reported.
The fire broke out at the warehouse of Thainakornpaint and Chemical Co on Ramkhamhaeng Soi 201 in Min Buri district, said Pol Capt Kowit Khraikhruan, deputy investigation chief at Min Buri police station, who was reported at about 1.30am.
Fire trucks and crews were despatched to the warehouse as flames spread rapidly, fuelled by paint chemicals and thinner stored inside. Foam was then used to combat the raging fire. Firemen took more than 2½ hours to bring the blaze under control. The warehouse was gutted.
Lampai Inkhlong, 56, a security guard, said he heard a loud bang coming from the back of the warehouse and then flames quickly erupted. Nobody was inside the warehouse at the time. He ran to a building to ask about 10 employees who stayed there to evacuate to a safe area. Nobody was injured.
Police were investigating. The damage has yet to be estimated.