Skip to Content

Bangkok high school student killed by exploding fire extinguisher

<i>Sakchai Lalit/AP</i><br/>Firefighters investigate an explosion site at a school in Bangkok
Sakchai Lalit/AP
Firefighters investigate an explosion site at a school in Bangkok

By Kocha Olarn and Hafsa Khalil, CNN

(CNN) — An 18-year-old boy was killed and dozens were injured when a fire extinguisher exploded during a drill at a high school in Bangkok on Friday, police and fire authorities said.

The extinguisher exploded during a fire drill at the Rajavinit Mathayom school, Thiti Saengsawang, commissioner of the city’s Metropolitan Police Bureau, told CNN. The cause of the explosion is being investigated.

Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt said the fire extinguisher that exploded was a carbon dioxide-type model, according to Thai state news outlet National News Bureau of Thailand (NNT).

Bangkok’s Fire Rescue said 29 other people were injured by the explosion, mostly sustaining minor injuries.

Seven instructors at the school are being questioned by police in relation to the incident, state media reported.

The sound of the explosion could be heard in the nearby Government House, where the Thai prime minister and cabinet ministers have their offices, NNT reported.

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has offered his condolences for the boy’s death, it added.

The-CNN-Wire
™ & © 2023 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery Company. All rights reserved.

Article Topic Follows: CNN - Asia/Pacific

Jump to comments ↓

CNN Newsource

BE PART OF THE CONVERSATION

KTVZ NewsChannel 21 is committed to providing a forum for civil and constructive conversation.

Please keep your comments respectful and relevant. You can review our Community Guidelines by clicking here

If you would like to share a story idea, please submit it here.

Skip to content