Whoops dropped it!! or something similar in Thai came from the lips of a crane operator unloading cargo from a vessel at Laem Chabang Port.
Oh Sugar!! was the cry when the gas cylinder split open and ruptures spilling gas.
Oh my God!! along with further expletives came from the port officials when they realized that only did the cylinder contain Butyl Acrylate which is poisonous it was also highly inflammable.
The alarm was sounded and port authorities and emergency services responded. Whilst the officials considered their options to deal with the leakage of dangerous chemicals representatives from factories In The Laem Chabang Industrial Estate nearby came to the scene to assess whether to evacuate their workers. The Marine Department finally made a decision and had the ship towed out to see while the gas dissipated.
A good day eventually for Laem Chabang Port and The Marine Department but not so good for local citizens and school children from a local school. Some passed out, others suffered severe irritation from the corrosive gas and staff at Laem Chabang Hospital were kept busy with 60 people neading medical attention.
