Century-Old Wooden House Gutted By Fire in Chachoengsao
A century-old wooden house in Chachoengsao's Ban Bueng district burned to near-total destruction on August 1, with the cause still under investigation despite the owner having switched off the main circuit breaker before leaving.
A fire destroyed nearly an entire wooden house over 100 years old in Ban Bueng district, Chachoengsao province, on August 1 at 8 p.m. Police from Ban Bueng station and local firefighters responded to the wooden house fire in Moo 3, Tambon Nong Samsak, Ban Bueng subdistrict.
When responders arrived, the old wooden structure was ablaze intensely, with flames and thick smoke billowing into the sky. Because the house was built primarily of wood, the fire spread rapidly. Firefighters rushed to deploy water cannons to contain the blaze, eventually controlling it, but the house suffered near-total destruction.
According to the owner, 78-year-old Tamit (surname withheld), the wooden house had been built and passed down through generations for over 100 years. He said that on the morning of the fire, he left to visit his daughter and had switched off the main circuit breaker before departing—a routine safety practice he follows regularly. He received a phone call informing him of the fire. The cause remains unknown, as no one was present in the house when the fire broke out.
Police documented the scene and coordinated with forensic officers to conduct a detailed investigation to determine the actual cause of the fire. The damage assessment is still ongoing.
