Gas Leak at Thai Biomass Incinerator Investigated

Gas Leak at Thai Bio­mass Incin­er­a­tor Investigated

June 13, 2013. Source: MCOT, Pat­taya Mail

TRANG, June 11 – Thai police con­tin­ued their inves­ti­ga­tion into a gas leak at a bio­mass pow­er plant which killed a New Zealand engi­neer and a Thai employ­ee in this south­ern province ear­ly yes­ter­day morning.

Trang gov­er­nor Tirayuth Eiamtrakul led indus­tri­al engi­neers and relat­ed offi­cials to inspect Para Veneer 2002 Co in Yan Ta Khao dis­trict where a gas pro­duc­tion facil­i­ty with a pro­duc­tion capac­i­ty of five megawatts was under construction.

The ammo­nia gas leaked dur­ing an engine test on Sun­day night. New Zealand chief engi­neer Michael Paul Cop­pins and a Thai employ­ee, Rod Singkham, died as they tried to help six employ­ees injured in the incident.

An ini­tial report said the tox­ic gas orig­i­nat­ed from an engine and passed through a 15-metre-high ven­ti­la­tion tower.

Para Veneer man­age­ment said it would take full respon­si­bil­i­ty for the casualties.