BANGKOK, Thailand – A four-wheel truck carrying road-marking workers and equipment was destroyed by fire on the Borommaratchachonnani elevated road in Bangkok on the evening of October 10, leaving five men injured.
The fire broke out at about 8.46pm on the inbound side of the elevated road, near the Phutthamonthon Sai 2 intersection in Thawi Watthana district. The yellow truck belonged to Kleenosol Traffic and was used to transport workers and equipment for road-surface marking.
Thawi Watthana Fire and Rescue Station received the emergency call and dispatched firefighters and response vehicles to the scene. When they arrived, the truck was engulfed in flames, which spread until the vehicle was completely destroyed.
Rescue foundation personnel and volunteers reached the scene and helped remove the five injured male occupants from the truck before firefighters arrived. Ambulances were then arranged to take them to hospitals for treatment. Their conditions were not immediately reported.
Firefighters from Thawi Watthana and Taling Chan stations worked together to contain the blaze. The response also involved Ruamkatanyu Foundation personnel, volunteers, police, water trucks from the Thawi Watthana district office, and emergency medical teams from Rajapiphat Hospital and the Erawan Emergency Medical Centre.
Fire crews arrived at approximately 8.56pm and brought the blaze under control before ending operations at 9.43pm. The teams returned to their stations at about 10.14pm. The cause of the fire remains under investigation, with police and relevant agencies expected to examine the circumstances surrounding the incident.
