Firefighters move in to
contain the blaze at Silpaban office supplies store.
Boonlua Chatree
Fire destroyed a popular Central Pattaya stationary store, causing
about 50,000 baht in damage.
Firefighters took about 30 minutes to extinguish the Dec. 24 blaze at
Silpaban, on the corner of Central Road and Soi Town in Town.
Owner Wanpen Suphornsahasrangsee, 62, said he was returning from
shopping at Foodland when he stopped to admire what he thought were
fireworks. Then someone told him it was his warehouse on fire.
Flames burned through the ventilation system and into the three-story
building.
