{
  "id": 8454265,
  "title": "Neighbours dig out a 70-year-old man after his old wooden house collapses",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/neighbours-dig-out-a-70-year-old-man-after-his-old-wooden-house",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-19T07:30:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Thaiger",
    "slug": "the-thaiger",
    "url": "https://thethaiger.com/news/national/neighbours-dig-out-a-70-year-old-man-after-his-old-wooden-house-collapses"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In the early hours of September 18, a 70-year-old man named Toi in Samut Prakan's Phra Pradaeng district found himself trapped after his old wooden house collapsed. The single-story wooden house, located in a lane off Soi Phet Hueng 14 near Wat Pa Ket School, came down around 4:30am, trapping Toi inside. Neighbours, hearing the crash, rushed to his aid and called out to him as they worked to clear the debris and reach him. Headman Chuchat Jiamthong of Song Khanong subdistrict was alerted at approximately 4:30am and promptly informed local administration and district officials, who dispatched a rescue team. It took the rescuers roughly 25 minutes to clear the wreckage and free Toi, who was treated at the scene for a back injury before being taken to Bang Chak Hospital for further care. According to the headman, the wooden house had been standing for over 20 years.",
  "summary": "Rescuers pulled a 70 year old man from the wreckage of his own home in Samut Prakan’s Phra Pradaeng district after the single-storey wooden house collapsed around him in the early hours of September 18. The house came down at about 4.30am, trapping the man where he had been sleeping. Neighbours heard the crash and … The story Neighbours dig out a 70-year-old man after his old wooden house…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}