Black smoke from burning plastic rises over the recycling plant of Thai M Recycle Co in Muang district, Samut Prakan, on Monday morning. (Photo by Sutthiwit Chayutworakan)SAMUT PRAKAN - A recycling plant and about 200 tonnes of used plastic was destroyed by a fire that sent black smoke billowing above tambon Bang Pu Mai in Muang district on Monday morningThe fire began in the Thai M Recycle Co plant in Moo 1 village about 6.30am. Burning wires then fell onto piles of stored plastic vehicle parts and 200 tonnes of pellets made from used plastic. The blaze spread rapidly through the stored plastic material, engulfing the plant machinery. Police believed rainwater flowed into the circuit breaker, causing a short circuit that started the fire.

Source: Bangkok Post March 27, 2017 05:26 UTC