A speedboat burst into flames at the deep-sea pier in Ao Makham, Phuket, on the morning of April 6, leaving five people injured and one still missing, officials said.
The Phuket Provincial Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Office said it was alerted to the incident at 10.50am (11.50am Singapore time) on April 6.
Thick black smoke was seen rising over the pier, alarming tourists and local operators in the area.
Firefighters and emergency responders from Wichit Municipality, the Phuket Provincial Administration Organisation and local disaster prevention units were quickly deployed to the scene.
Crews rushed to contain the fire amid fears it could spread to other boats moored nearby.
Authorities later said the blaze had been brought under control, with the damage initially confined to the speedboat where the fire broke out and no reports of flames spreading to neighbouring vessels.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A speedboat burst into flames at the deep-sea pier in Ao Makham, Phuket, on the morning of April 6, leaving five people injured and one still missing, officials said.The Phuket Provincial Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Office said it was alerted to the incident at 10.50am (11.50am Singapore time) on April 6.Thick black smoke was seen […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-37884","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\n