CHONBURI, May 25 (TNA) – About 25 crew members,
working on a cargo ship were hospitalised this morning after a container aboard the ill-fated ship caught fire while
it was anchoring at Laem Chabang Port in
Chon Buri.
Some 10 firefighting trucks rushed to the port to contain the blaze but poor visibility prevented the firemen from extinguishing it while an unknown chemical substance leaked from
the container, officials said.
Witnesses said they heard a
loud explosion before the blaze erupted.
People living nearby were
asked to avoid inhaling or touching the leaked white powder-like chemical substance, which caused skin
irritation among those exposing to it. The affected area has been declared the
red zone. (TNA)
