Thick black smoke billows from a cargo ship at Laem Chabang port in Sri Racha at dawn on Saturday. Sri Racha municipality has declared the district a dangerous zone, said Lt Jg Yutthana. At least 20 were rushed to hospitals after developing some skin burns, said the Laem Chabang port chief. Port Authority of Thailand (PAT) director-general Kamolsak Promprayoon said he was alerted at around 6.45am that containers on a cargo ship at Laem Chabang port had caught fire. Most were port workers who sustained skin burns on the faces, legs and arms.

Source: Bangkok Post May 25, 2019 06:16 UTC