A fire broke out at a cannabis cultivation warehouse, resulting in damages exceeding 3 million baht. Firefighters rushed to the scene and battled the blaze, with an initial investigation pointing to an electrical short circuit as the likely cause.
At 07:25 on September 15, Police Lieutenant Thanyaphisit Muangchan, investigator at Thalang Police Station, Phuket, responded to a fire at a warehouse in Sri Sunthon subdistrict. Local fire departments from Sri Sunthon and Choeng Thale municipalities were called in to extinguish the flames.
The warehouse, used for cultivating cannabis, was engulfed in flames, with thick black smoke billowing from the structure. The facility was equipped with an automatic system controlling essential operations such as watering and temperature regulation. Firefighters worked to douse the flames inside the warehouse while others searched for openings to release the smoke and further contain the fire. It took over 45 minutes for the firefighters to bring the blaze under control.
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