Car Scrap Lot Engulfed in Flames as Owner Dismantles Vehicle for Parts, Losses Reach Millions
A fire destroyed a scrap vehicle lot in Phatthalung province on May 23 after a worker's welding sparks ignited parts being dismantled from salvaged cars, causing over 1 million baht in damage.
A fire broke out at a residential property in Phatthalung province on May 23, 2025, when a worker accidentally ignited sparks while cutting up a salvaged accident-damaged vehicle that the owner had purchased for parts. The blaze consumed nearly an entire lot of scrapped vehicles submerged in water, requiring firefighters nearly an hour to extinguish. Damage is estimated at over 1 million baht. The owner, 29-year-old Thanakul Petchnou, had purchased damaged and flood-affected vehicles to dismantle and sell as spare parts. While the owner was away retrieving another vehicle from Muang Phatthalung Police Station, an unsupervised worker accidentally created sparks during the dismantling process, igniting the vehicle parts and causing the fire to spread rapidly throughout the lot.
