1990 Bangkok gas explosion explained

Date:	24 September 1990
Location:	Bangkok, Thailand
Type:	Explosion
Reported Deaths:	88
Reported Injuries:	36

The gas explosion on New Phetchaburi Road in Bangkok was a major disaster in Thailand. It took place on 24 September 1990, when a liquid petroleum gas tanker truck crashed on the expressway exit at New Phetchaburi Road, causing large explosions and fires that burned through 51 shop-houses for over 24 hours. 88 people died, 36 were injured and 67 cars were destroyed, making it one of the deadliest man-made disasters in Thailand.^{[1] [2]}

A 2002 horror film, The Eye, based its climactic scene on this incident.^[3]

See also

• List of disasters in Thailand

Further reading

• News: 20th Anniversary of Devastating Bangkok Gas Explosion. Warina. Punyawan. Pattaya Daily News. 28 September 2010. 8 December 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151208221820/http://pattayadailynews.com/20th-anniversary-of-devastating-new-petchaburi-road-gas-explosion/. 8 December 2015. dead.
• Web site: Pictures from the tragic gas explosion 20 years ago. . 14 May 2009 . . 17 January 2022. . Note that the link points directly to the map section. Other contents on the page may contain graphic pictures of victims.

Notes and References

1. Web site: รถก๊าซระเบิด : ถนนเพชรบุรี. Relief and Community Health Bureau, Thai Red Cross Society. 8 December 2015. 8 December 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151208175952/http://www.rtrc.in.th/ewt_dl_link.php?nid=303. dead.
2. Web site: 1994-08-15. คำพิพากษาศาลฎีกาที่ 3446/2537 . Supreme Court Judgment 3446/2537 (on criminal case of this incident). dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110312104820/http://www.library.coj.go.th/history/data/2537_3446.pdf. 2011-03-12. 2012-03-26. ศูนย์วิทยบริการศาลยุติธรรม. 9–10.
3. Book: Ancuta, Katarzyna . 2016 . That’s the Spirit!: Horror Films as an Extension of Thai Supernaturalism . Ghost Movies in Southeast Asia and Beyond: Narratives, Cultural Contexts, Audiences . BRILL . 127 . 9789004323643 . ...turned to the infamous 1990 LPG tanker explosion on New Petchabure Rd. in Bangkok for inspiration..