Fan slices electrician to death
A technician was killed yesterday while working on the air-conditioning system of Pantip Plaza's Ngarmwongwan branch when his shirt became caught in a blower that quickly pulled him towards a series of sharp blades.
At 1.30pm yesterday, police found the body of technician Boonyarit Soiraya, 26, inside the blower machine on the mall's fifth floor. His right arm was severed,and he had suffered horrific cuts to his face and body, said Lt-Colonel Chalermyos Homsakol of Muang Nonthaburi police station. His fellow technician, Kriengsak Boonrod, 29, told police that they were about to change a fan belt on the air-conditioning system when Boonyarit's shirt became caught in the blades of a fan rotating at 500 revolutions per minute. Kriengsak said he tried to turn off the electricity to save his colleague but was too late as the machine had already sucked him into the spinning fan blades. Boonyarit held a bachelor's degree in electronics and had worked for Tippaya Arcade for only a year. Although police were convinced it was an accident, officials planned to examine the scene thoroughly and summon Kriengsak and the mall's owner about the incident and compensation for Boonyarit's family.
The Nation Nonthaburi
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