LATEST: Engineers believe Samut Prakan fire caused by chemical leak

[Thaiger]

In a press conference today, the Council of Engineers of Thailand said that a chemical leak is probably the cause of Samut Prakan plastic factory fire that was just put out today after blazing for over 25 hours. A chemic engineering professor, Anchaleeporn Waritswat Lothongkum says the leak could be of the styrene monomer or pentane. The COE says that the Ming Dih factory contained up to 2,000 tons of chemicals, including 1,600 tons of styrene monomer, which is incredibly flammable. Thus, they are not surprised black mushroom clouds of smoke ballooned into the sky, visible from kilometres away. They […]

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[AlexPTY]

Is he actually trying to light something as a proof? Charming... Obviously, if it contains 1,600 tons of styrene monomer, is could be a styrene monomer, or anything else, including insurance, negligence, foul play, meteor. Thank you got good informative article, i am happy that i do not live in Samut Prakan 

[tron]

This is true about the foam, but if you have a pressured fire as in this case it will not go out. You need to shut off the fuel valve. You need to firefighter to use a water spray and go in and shut off the value. 

[Objectivance]

"Engineers." Guess we're throwing that around fairly loosely.

[uanmak]

chemicAL engineer

[JamesE]

The reporter seems to be blessed with a keen sense of the obvious.