What the records say
- When
- 24 Sep 1990
- Kind
- Road accident
- Coordinates
- 13.75° N, 100.55° E
- Description
- gas explosion
- Deaths
- 90
- Injured
- 121
1990 Bangkok gas explosion
Gas explosion from crashed tanker truck
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.
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