Thailand chemical plant explosion tracking: forced to relocate! Safe within 8 kilometers
The Taiwanese-owned chemical plant that exploded in Thailand was forcibly relocated by the authorities. (Related reading: A big explosion in a chemical plant in Thailand, 70 houses were damaged, and toxic smoke permeated dozens of kilometers)
After an explosion at the Taiwan-owned Mingdi Chemical Plant in Samut Prakan, a suburb of the Thai capital, Bangkok, one rescuer was killed, 39 people were injured, and more than 80,000 people were affected. The Thai government notified Mingdi Chemical Plant if they still want to stay in Thailand. , Must be relocated to an industrial zone.
The Minister of Industry of Thailand (Suriya Jungrungreangkit) said that the Ministry of Industry has notified the company to close the factory and they will have to relocate to another industrial area, where they must comply with industry rules. The minister did not specify whether the factory had followed the rules before.
The minister also added that despite being notified to move, the company still retains the privileges of its investment committee.
Relevant units have measured 14 points within an 8 km radius of the fire and determined that the content of styrene monomer is low enough to be considered safe.
In addition, no harmful substances were found in the two canals near the factory. Surya still recommends that locals drink bottled or filtered water.
Thailand’s Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Varawut Silpa-archa also reiterated that after various tests conducted by officials, the air and water are safe. The water quality is not up to standard only because of ordinary pollution, not explosions and fires in chemical plants. The Thai government continues to pay attention to the situation around the explosion site, and will publish the index of styrene, volatile organic compounds, oil and other harmful substances in the future.
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