20 Jul 69

Chonburi: 331 roadside NGV gas pump explodes, building collapses on one carcass worker, PTT Jang accelerates to find the cause, ready to take proper care of the dead.

At 4: 00 p.m. on July 20, 2026, Col. Krishna Thittana, Director of Provine, was notified that there had been a gas explosion inside the PTT NGV gas station on the 331 side of the Arrival Road at the intersection of the mouth of Sriracha, Chonburi, and rushed, along with an investigative officer, a public prevention and relief officer, T. Provin, to assist.

The scene found traces of explosions scattered throughout the area, plaster plates and walls, widespread splashes, one employee trapped inside the room. Preliminary symptoms are not yet known.

The pump worker revealed that it smelled like a burning object, and notified the mechanic of the maintenance of the machine, until the mechanic came in to inspect it while on duty, suddenly heard a loud bud, and then the plaster was scattered on the street, and after the incident, he tried to call the mechanic who checked inside, there was no response until the rescuer came in to inspect it.

One male, whose name and age are unknown, was later found in the third pillar, where the death toll wall was not removed from the crash site.

Until 6: 00 p.m., police officers, disaster prevention and relief officials and officials involved in the area besieged the crash site, requiring gas station experts to close the gas valve before leaving a period of time and enter the rescue operation, where, from dismantling the mortar pile, the body of the deceased was found, the name was Mr. Peace, 40 years old, the maintenance man of the gas station. It took more than 20 minutes to remove the body of the deceased from the crash site.

Inquiring Mr. Oh, the maintenance period that was notified by the headquarters company to come in to investigate revealed that after being notified, he came to check on the front of the light box while doing the job, he was on the outside and a friend on the inside was checking. The light box that was notified was smelling of burning on the inside. While doing the job, there was an unforeseen incident. The inside of the explosion, he was on the outside of the car area, was not injured. Only the car and the building were scattered by the force of the explosion, filled the road, tried to call colleagues but there was no response. The cause of the explosion was not sure what to wait. Officers came in to check.

Later, PTT Public Limited (PTT) clarified the case of the electrical room of the NGV service station, PTT Thong Bhai Bhai, Sriracha, Chonburi, where a serious fire broke out at about 3: 30 pm today (July 20, 2026).

In the wake of the notification, the PTT immediately sent an emergency suspension team to take control of the situation by cutting off the systems in the affected areas and temporarily closing the service stations to ensure the safety of service users and local residents. One death was detected.

The PTT is currently undergoing a thorough review of the facts and causes of the incident and would like to express its deepest condolences on the loss and will expedite the proper care of the affected and will inform them of their progress.