Fire breaks out in document storage room at 9-storey university building
BANGKOK — 3 September 2026, A fire broke out in a document storage room on the eighth floor of a nine-storey building at King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok early on Thursday morning, causing extensive damage. At 06:47, the 199 emergency hotline received a report of a fire inside the university on Pracharat Sai […] The post Fire breaks out in document storage room at 9-storey…
Bangkok, September 3, 2026 - A fire erupted in a document storage room on the eighth floor of a nine-story building at King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok on Thursday morning, leading to significant damage. At 06:47, the 199 emergency hotline was alerted about the fire inside the university located at Pracharat Sai 1 Road in the Bang Sue district, Wong Sawang.
Firefighters and rescue personnel from Bang Pho Fire and Rescue Station promptly arrived at the scene. Upon their arrival, they encountered heavy smoke emanating from the eighth floor of the building.
The firefighters quickly gained control of the blaze, after which they proceeded to clear the smoke from the seventh and eighth floors. A preliminary examination revealed that the fire had ignited in a document storage room, causing extensive damage to the stored documents and other materials. Fortunately, no injuries or fatalities were reported as a result of the incident.
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