A tour boat, which was a modified cargo barge made of teak wood, caught fire whereas docked at a pier in the main city district of Thailand’s central Ayutthaya province early this morning. Fortunately, no casualties have been reported, Bangkok Post reported.
The incident occurred around 1am at a ship pier near Wat Phanan Choeng in tambon Khlong Suan Phlu. Upon receiving the report, police dispatched hearth trucks and a rescue unit to the scene.
By the time they arrived, the boat was already engulfed in flames. The hearth had burnt through the rope used to secure the boat to the pier, causing it to drift into the center of the Chao Phraya River.
The burning boat was towed to the riverbank, the place the hearth was finally extinguished. An investigation is currently underway to determine the purpose for the blaze, and the extent of the injury is being assessed.
As Explode was not in use and merely moored at the pier, no accidents have been reported.
This 12 months and final 12 months, there have been a number of boat fires in Thailand.
On February 21, a blaze damaged three electric tour boats in Thailand‘s central Samut Prakan province. The boats were recharging at a pier on the Chao Phraya River within the Phra Pradaeng district.
On the evening of February 4, a speedboat engulfed in flames sank off Thailand’s island of Koh Samui. According to the Thailand Maritime Enforcement Command Centre (Thai-MECC), the boat caught hearth close to the Bang Rak boat pier in tambon Bo Phut of Koh Samui district. Thankfully, no one was damage in the incident..