Shocking house fire in Pathum Thani claims life of a bedridden man

A fire broke out in a single-storey house in Khlong Luang, Pathum Thani, resulting in the tragic death of the bedridden homeowner. His wife, who was informed by a neighbor’s call, was left in shock.

Teerasak Saento, an investigator from Khlong Luang Police Station, received the report about the fire in Moo 9, Khlong Sam Subdistrict, around 6 a.m. on May 27.

Emergency response was swift, with Khlong Sam Subdistrict’s fire trucks, emergency vehicles, and volunteers from the Poh Teck Tung Foundation arriving promptly.

Police officers Siraphop Bualuang and Montree Kong-at, along with Khlong Sam Deputy Mayor Sarawin Matrap and a medical team from Thammasat University Hospital, rushed to the scene. The single-storey concrete house, enclosed by a fence, had visible smoke and flames inside. Firefighters managed to extinguish the fire within 15 minutes.

Inside the bedroom, they found the lifeless body of 62-year-old homeowner Surapol. The area was cordoned off for a detailed investigation by forensic experts.

According to his wife, 52-year-old Nuengruethai, her husband had been bedridden for a month due to complications from a stroke, diabetes, and pneumonia. He had been ill for about a year but had refused further medical treatment.

Nuengruethai said she left for work at 6 a.m. and usually returned at noon to prepare lunch for her husband. They lived alone in the house. Today, before her scheduled return, a friend called to inform her about the fire. She rushed back immediately, only to find her husband had perished.

The exact cause of the fire remains unknown. However, Nuengruethai recalled that her husband had attempted self-harm once before, but she had managed to intervene.

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Teerasak documented the scene for evidence and arranged for the Poh Teck Tung Foundation to transport Surapol’s body to Thammasat University Hospital’s forensic department for further examination, as reported by Khaosod.