Pattaya —
A tangled mess of overhead wires in Pattaya on Wednesday suddenly burst into flames and toppled a power pole, causing an explosion and widespread power outage.
An unidentified Thai pedestrian recorded a video clip of a fire that was burning a bunch of overhead wires on Soi 1 on Ratchawarun Road in Pattaya, Chonburi.
The incident happened last night, November 16th. The fire kept growing larger and unexpectedly caused a power pole, from which the wires were dangling, to collapse across the road, resulting in an explosion.
Based on the pedestrian’s footage, the road was still fairly busy at that moment, but fortunately, nobody was hurt, according to reports.
Pattaya firefighters arrived at the scene and took one hour to calm the blaze. Initially, the firefighters believed the wires were old and might be damaged, leading to a short circuit. There were also reports of widespread power blackouts in the incident area.
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