Victims of house fire receive a helping hand
PHUKET OFFICIALS have reached out to help a poor family of a father and his three young children after a house fire destroyed
most of their belongings earlier this week.
Firefighters were called
to the modest home, a rented room in Moo 3 Pa Khlok, at about 3pm on Mar 9.
The occupants, Suchart
Wangdee, 53, and his three young children, suffered no injuries in the fire, but much
of their belongings were destroyed by the smoke and flames, including the children’s school supplies.
Firefighters were able to contain the fire before it spread to any of the adjoin
ing rooms.
An electrical short circuit is believed to have caused the fire.
Phuket Vice Governor Anuphap Rodkwan Yodrabum arrived at the home
on Mar 10 to deliver a bag of rice and a some money to help alleviate the “initial suffering”, said a report by the Phuket office of the Public
Relations Department (PR Phuket).
Joining Vice Governor Anuphap was Thalang District Chief Mr Bancha Thanu
in and officials from relevant
government agencies.
After hearing of the fire, Phuket Governor Narong Woonciew ordered the relevant agencies to help the victims, along with coordinating with the landlord to arrange an empty room for victims to stay temporarily, the report by PR Phuket said.