webfact Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 Fire destroys iconic wooden building in Mae Hong Son By The Nation A big fire destroyed an iconic building at the centre of Mae Hong Son province, including the house of a Phalang Pracharat Party member of Parliament. The blaze started at around 2.30am on Friday (April 17) at Crossroad bar, a 70-year-old building made of wood and located in the city centre near Methi Hotel. The fire spread quickly to four neighbouring buildings, including the house of the MP. The fire engine sent by Mae Hong Son Municipality could not control the flames so they called for help from neighbouring sub-districts to bring more fire engines. Governor Suwaphong Kitiphatphibun later visited the scene to check the situation. He said because the fire had started in the heart of the town, the damage was serious. It was 4.20am before the fire was put out. Estimation of total damage and probe into the cause of the fire is underway. Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30386206 -- © Copyright The Nation Thailand 2020-04-17 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inwardglee Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 ... and in the end all cities look precisely the same, we know how ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phuketrichard Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 isnt this the building where the old time pub/bar was in? looks like it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainman34014 Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 I'll lend him my hanky. On second thought's i won't, as Thai's are not good with loans ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khwaibah Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 "Fire destroys iconic woode" This is on the forum menu. Thought the topic was about something else.???????? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phuketshrew Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 23 minutes ago, khwaibah said: "Fire destroys iconic woode" Well it was 2.30 am in the morning ???? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LawrenceN Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 17 hours ago, Phuketshrew said: Well it was 2.30 am in the morning ???? As opposed to 2.30 am in the afternoon? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mangkhut Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 18 hours ago, phuketrichard said: isnt this the building where the old time pub/bar was in? looks like it Yes it is/was. Its the «Crossroads» - just in the heart of Mae Hong Son. (Just like the text above says...????) A very popular waterhole amongst tourists and bikers in Mae Hong Son. Sad to see it go in this dramatic way... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinneil Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 Yes sad to see cross roads destroyed, but please spare a thought for the other people whos businesses were destroyed in the blaze. The massage shop next door, the pharmacy, the Thai restaurant/ bar, next to the pharmacy, good food, beer half price of the cross roads, ate/ drank in there many times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Assurancetourix Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 A photo taken from the Wat at the top of the hill would help to better situate this fire. I hope my friend Titan's bike shop is not destroyed Is this magnificent house that was destroyed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grusa Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 1 hour ago, Assurancetourix said: A photo taken from the Wat at the top of the hill would help to better situate this fire. I hope my friend Titan's bike shop is not destroyed Is this magnificent house that was destroyed? I don't think the crossroads shows in that photo, if it does is is only a glimpse of the roof at top left corner. The building in your bottom photo is nowhere near, it is on the opposite side of the lake, at least a kilometre distant, and is not wooden. Those original teak buildings are very old, and a great architectural loss. One would hope some public spirited hiso would rebuild them in style, but I'm not holding my breath waiting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Tongue Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 I don't think you can even (legally) get teak beams of sufficient size to build a grand structure nowadays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moe666 Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 On 4/17/2020 at 2:51 PM, phuketrichard said: isnt this the building where the old time pub/bar was in? looks like it This was home of the crossroads Bar on the cornor. Drank a few beers in there over the years. The Bldg was on the Historic register because of its age. Hope Sombat the owner got out ok and the other residence located near by Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moe666 Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 2 hours ago, Grusa said: I don't think the crossroads shows in that photo, if it does is is only a glimpse of the roof at top left corner. The building in your bottom photo is nowhere near, it is on the opposite side of the lake, at least a kilometre distant, and is not wooden. Those original teak buildings are very old, and a great architectural loss. One would hope some public spirited hiso would rebuild them in style, but I'm not holding my breath waiting. At the top of the photo is the hospital, Cross roads is due west on your photo but not in it not even close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Assurancetourix Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 The main street of Mae Hong Son; Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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