Oil tanker explosion leaves one dead and several missing

Oil tanker explodes in Thailand: dead, injured

Auf dem Fluss Mae Klong in Zentralthailand ist ein Öltanker explodiert (Video oben). Mindestens ein Hafenarbeiter kam ums Leben, vier weitere wurden verletzt, wie die Zeitung „Bangkok Post“ am Dienstag unter Berufung auf die Behörden berichtete. Sieben Menschen würden noch vermisst, hieß es in dem Blatt. Das Unglück habe sich am Morgen (Ortszeit) bei Wartungsarbeiten, während das Schiff in der Provinz Samut Songkhram, südwestlich von Bangkok, an…

Moment oil tanker explodes in Thailand, killing at least one

At least one person died and four were injured after an oil tanker exploded at a dockyard in central Thailand on Tuesday, 17 January. Seven people were unaccounted for, according to a report in the Bangkok Post citing comments made by provincial governor Somnuk Promkaew. The explosion occurred during welding, according to the governor. Footage shows the moment of the blast from the ‘Smooth Sea 22’ before thick smoke billows into the sky. Click h…

Oil tanker explosion leaves one dead and several missing

Seven people are reportedly missing following the blast (Picture: EPA) One person was killed and four injured after an oil tanker exploded at a dockyard in Thailand earlier today. Firefighters on the deck of the ship were working to stem the thick black smoke rising from the site, on the Mae Klong river in the coastal Samut Songkhram province. A number of the people injured were in houses nearby which were damaged after the Smooth Sea 22 tanker …

At least one dead, several missing after oil tanker explosion in Thailand

The Bangkok Post said at least one worker died and others were unaccounted for after a tanker exploded while docked on the Mae Klong River in Muang. Firefighter video shows efforts to put out the resulting flames on the Smooth Sea 22. The tanker was undergoing maintenance at the Ruammitr Dockyard, the Post said. At least four workers were injured and seven remained unaccounted for. Credit: Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Unit, Muang Samut Son…

Thailand: At least one killed, four injured after explosion on oil tanker ship

At least one person was killed and four others were injured after an explosion on an oil tanker ship took place, on early Tuesday (January 17), in Thailand’s Samut Songkhram province, said officials. According to media reports, several houses were also damaged after the explosion and subsequent fire on the “Smooth Sea 22”, an oil tanker stationed southwest of the capital Bangkok. In a bid to douse the flames water was sprayed from the shore as we

At least 1 dead, 4 injured in Thailand oil tanker explosion - La Prensa Latina Media

Bangkok, Jan 17 (EFE).- At least one person died and four were injured, while seven are missing, due to a strong explosion Tuesday in an oil tanker in the province of Samut Songkhram, in western Thailand, official sources reported. Sources from the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation of the province told EFE that the causes of the explosion, which occurred in the morning on the Smooth Sea ship while it was undergoing maintenance in …