1990 Bangkok gas explosion

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1990 Bangkok gas explosion
Date24 September 1990
Location Bangkok, Thailand
Type Explosion
Deaths88
Non-fatal injuries36

The gas explosion on New Phetchaburi Road in Bangkok was a major disaster in Thailand. It took place on 24 September 1990, when a liquid petroleum gas tanker truck crashed on the expressway exit at New Phetchaburi Road, causing large explosions and fires that burned through 51 shop-houses for over 24 hours. 88 people died, 36 were injured and 67 cars were destroyed, making it one of the deadliest man-made disasters in Thailand. [1] [2]

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A 2002 horror film, The Eye, based its climactic scene on this incident. [3]

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References

  1. "รถก๊าซระเบิด : ถนนเพชรบุรี". Relief and Community Health Bureau, Thai Red Cross Society. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
  2. "คำพิพากษาศาลฎีกาที่ 3446/2537" [Supreme Court Judgment 3446/2537 (on criminal case of this incident)](PDF). ศูนย์วิทยบริการศาลยุติธรรม. 1994-08-15. pp. 9–10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-03-12. Retrieved 2012-03-26.
  3. Ancuta, Katarzyna (2016). "That's the Spirit!: Horror Films as an Extension of Thai Supernaturalism". Ghost Movies in Southeast Asia and Beyond: Narratives, Cultural Contexts, Audiences. BRILL. p. 127. ISBN   9789004323643. ...turned to the infamous 1990 LPG tanker explosion on New Petchabure Rd. in Bangkok for inspiration.

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