Cigarette causes big fire in SWU

 

By NAPASSORN KASEAMSUK

  Staff reporter

               Bangkok – 5^th A student in SWU left a lighted cigarette butt on a pile of paper, so the big flame spread all over the campus which took over 9 hours to put it out. A fire at Srinakharinwirot University (SWU) broke out on Friday evening. 200 firefighters gathered in SWU for many hours.               

             The field reporters said that there was only one victim in this incident. The victim is Mr. Nattachai Rattanasiriwet, a student who caused the fire by leaving his lighted cigarette on the floor.

             The fire was brought under control at about 2 am. Some students and teachers were in the buildings when it burned, so they were first brought to a hospital nearby.           Dr. Somchai Boonshoo, the principal of the university, informed that the university would be closed for a year sue to the repairs. Besides, the black smoke could still be seen in the area, and the road had been closed because of smoke blowing across the road. The damages covered a wild area throughout the campus, and it costed a large amount of money.

               Mr. Nattachai was very panic and passed out among the flame. The officers brought him to a hospital. After waking up, he testified that around 5pm, he was at Humanity Building with friends. He was smoking in the “No Smoking Area” and left the lighted cigarette on the floor without looking and was going to go home. Then, he smelled smoke and realized that there was a fire causes by his cigarette. “I didn’t realize that there was a pile of paper on the floor where I left the cigarette” Mr. Nattachai said. His parents were really worried about his condition after received the news. They came straight to the hospital with his friends. Then, they announced that they were intend to take all responsibilities and would pay for all damages. Anyway, the principal compromised with the case, so Nattachai’s family didn’t need to pay all the damages.