One dead, 200 evacuated after Thai gas storage tank fire

Bangkok: One person has died in a massive blaze on an industrial park housing a gas storage facility in eastern Thailand with hundreds ordered to evac...

Bangkok: One person has died in a massive blaze on an industrial park housing a gas storage facility in eastern Thailand with hundreds ordered to evacuate, officials said Thursday.

The fire in a gas storage tank at the Maptaphut Industrial Port in Rayong province started around 10:35am local (0335 GMT), according to officials.

Four people were hurt in the blaze, with one person later dying of their injuries in hospital, the Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand (IEAT) said in a statement.

Video shared by local media showed dense clouds of black smoke erupting from the storage tank, with the roaring flames leaving dark fumes hanging over the industrial park.

Attaya Attaya Nual-Uthai, head of Rayong province's disaster prevention and mitigation office, said "about 200 people had been evacuated from the area" without providing more detail.