Workers flee after mortar round drops from concrete mixer in Amnat Charoen

Mortar shell drops from concrete truck, sending workers fleeing

AMNAT CHAROEN — 28 May 2026, Construction workers at a reservoir weir site fled for safety after a mortar shell reportedly fell from a ready-mix concrete truck during a concrete pour. Workers immediately alerted authorities, who were called in to defuse the explosive. It is believed the shell may have been mixed in with sand dredged from the Mekong River and later used in the ready-mix concrete production process. On Thursday at Ban Khok Khai in…

Workers flee after mortar round drops from concrete mixer in Amnat Charoen

Workers flee after mortar round drops from concrete mixer in Amnat CharoenLegacyConstruction workers found a mortar round at a water retention weir construction site in Amnat Charoen today, May 28, after it fell from a concrete mixer truck while ready-mix concrete was being poured. Police in Mueang Amnat Charoen were alerted after workers found an object resembling a mortar round at the site in Kai Kham subdistrict, Mueang district. Officers the…