Hundreds flee fire at chicken processing plant
published : 17 Oct 2019 at 13:28
writer: Gary Boyle
ORIGINAL SOURCE/WRITER: Sutthiwit Chayutworakan
SAMUT PRAKAN: Hundreds of workers fled to safety when a chicken processing plant caught fire and leaked ammonia in Bang Sao Thong district early on Thursday morning.
The fire was reported about 1am at the chicken butchery operated by McKey Food Services (Thailand) Co in Bang Sao Thong.
The blaze began in the plant's cold storage facility on the second floor.
At least 10 fire engines and crews were at the scene and took about two hours to bring the fire under control.
Ammonia leaked from the refrigeration unit and rescuers gave first aid to many employees, who suffered dizziness and vomiting. About 500 workers were on the overnight shift.
Workers said they heard an explosion from the cold storage room, and then the smell of ammonia quickly filled the building. They rushed outside to safety as the second floor was rapidly engulfed in flames.
Police were investigating the cause of the fire.
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Vocabulary
- ammonia (n): a colourless gas with a strong smell -
- blaze: a fire - เพลิง
- butchery (noun): the work of preparing meat to be eaten or sold - การฆ่าสัตว์
- dizziness: feeling as if everything is spinning around you and that you are not able to balance - เวียนศีรษะ
- engulfed: covered or surrounded by something harmful, in this case, fire - ปกคลุม
- explosion (noun): the sudden violent bursting and loud noise of something such as a bomb exploding; the act of deliberately causing something to explode - การระเบิด
- storage: the putting and keeping of things in a special place for use in the future - การเก็บ
- vomit: to empty the contents of the stomach through the mouth - อาเจียน
