Bangkok Races to Contain Rama 3 Oil Leak and Warns Against Sparks

Bangkok races to contain Rama 3 oil leak and warns against sparks

BANGKOK: Bangkok authorities launched an emergency operation on Monday evening (Sept 7) after residents near the boundary between Khlong Toei and Yan Nawa districts reported strong chemical and oil-like odours rising from drains beneath the elevated section of Rama 3 Road.

Fire crews maintain 24-hour watch over oil leak in Bangkok drains

BANGKOK — 9 September 2026, Firefighters are maintaining a 24-hour watch over an area where oil has contaminated drainage pipes along Chuea Phloeng Road and beneath the Rama 3 elevated bridge, as authorities prepare to excavate the ground and inspect an underground oil pipeline for possible defects. The Khlong Toei Fire and Rescue Station deployed […]

Bangkok oil leak contained as crews search for source

An oil leak in Bangkok is under investigation after residents reported a strong fuel smell and oil was discovered inside drains near Rama III Road, prompting emergency containment measures and safety monitoring. The contamination was found around Chuea Phloeng Road and beneath the Rama III elevated road, near the boundary between Khlong Toei and Yan Nawa … The story Bangkok oil leak contained as crews search for source as seen on Thaiger News.

350 ppm VOCs found as Bangkok oil spill raises explosion fears

BANGKOK, Thailand – Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Suchart Chomklin has instructed the Pollution Control Department (PCD) to support Bangkok authorities in monitoring and managing an oil spill that entered a roadside drainage system on Chuea Phloeng Road in Khlong Toei District. ​PCD Director-General Surin Worakijthamrong has reported that officials were deployed on September […]