Pattani is thrilled! 20 thieves attacked and robbed power plant workers. Before placing 5 bombs, the damage amounted to more than 27 million.
At 11.30pm on April 25, Police Lieutenant Colonel Natee Meesuksri, investigating officer of Mae Lan Police Station, Pattani Province, was informed that an unknown number of attackers, armed with weapons, broke in and arrested workers.before setting fire and bombing the inside of the power plant Located along Yala-Pattani Road, village no. 7, Pa Rai Subdistrict, Mae Lan District. After being informed, he hurriedly coordinated the joint forces unit in the area to go to the scene, together with Mr. Chaiyaporn Niyomkaew, deputy governor of Pattani Province, Mr. Ekkasit Songmuang, the head of Mae Lan district, the Colonel Somyot Sombatmak. The superintendent of police has arrived. The officers found some workers who had fled and were hiding on the side of the road in front of the factory and also discovered that there had been a fire inside the factory.
Therefore, a fire truck and authorities were coordinated to extinguish the incident. Upon entering, it was found that a fire had broken out inside the factory, in the local wood and car storage area. Therefore, they urgently mobilized to spray water because they feared that the fuel would spread and stick to nearby machinery. It took crews 30 minutes to bring the fire under control.
The inspection found that the wood chip fuel storage building was damaged and the sedan and car were damaged. Both of the workers’ motorbikes were damaged. Furthermore, the culprit was found to have secretly planted bombs in many other places which caused severe damage, including 1. water treatment building, 2. control room (DCS), 3. turbine installation point, 4. air compressor and 5. fuel storage building The wood chip warehouse was set on fire. The initial damage amounts to more than 27 million baht.
This emerged from the investigations prior to the accident Meanwhile, 7 workers were working to guard the power generator inside the factory, while 2 security guards guarded the factory entrance. It turns out that there were 10 robed attackers coming from behind the factory, which was in the woods, and another 10 people coming from the front, pointing weapons of war at all the workers and making them crouch on the ground shouting, “I will plant 10 bombs in the factory.” Before the culprits placed several improvised explosive devices in picnic gas tanks, each weighing 10 kilograms, and placed them in various rooms. Some criminals committed arson.
During that period the culprits kicked out all the workers from the factory. Everyone was running for their lives without thinking. As well as the criminals who immediately after the operation escaped from the factory, until at 00:30 there were immediately 5 explosions.
However, authorities conducted a preliminary investigation. An examination of the CCTV footage revealed this During the incident, all cameras were turned off. Previously, all CCTV cameras were working. As for the criminals who secretly planted bombs in all 5 locations, it should be noted that It is as if the criminals knew which part of the factory they should attack, namely the most important machines and systems in the factory.
Initially, officials assumed that some of the culprits may have worked or that someone knew about this incident. The officers gathered several witnesses. To check the links between which group of criminals the perpetrators are and who they are related to, it is believed that they are probably aware of it.
Mr. Je Ma-ae Je Ma, head of security, told the story of the incident. About 20 thieves entered, all armed. Then grab the worker and hold him down. As for the culprits, they came from the forested mountain behind the factory. Threatening the worker to lie down on the ground. before sending the workers away The culprits also set fire to the worker’s parked white car. and he also went in to plant a bomb. But after about 10 minutes there were about 5 explosions. Previously, the culprit said there were 10 bombs.
Mr. Jema-ae continued like this As for him, he couldn’t see the villain’s face because he was afraid, he didn’t dare look at his face because there were also some workers who were held at gunpoint. But luckily they are all safe. The culprits planted a bomb in the area where the generator was located. and various important parts of the factory, it is as if the criminal knew where to explode. Previously, there was nothing unusual or unusual. This factory is Pracharat biomass factory. Rubber wood burning It has only been in operation for 6 months and most of the workers are from nearby areas.
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