webfact Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 Singaporean electrician falls to his death helping others at Bangkok condoImage: ThairathBANGKOK:-- A retired Singaporean electrical engineer called to help with a power cut at a condo fell to his death down a shaft for power cables.The tragic accident occurred at a condominium in the Prawet district of Bangkok on Sunday. Udom Suk police called to the condo found 64 year old Sim Lee Chai with a broken neck in a pool of blood at the foot of an electrical shaft serving the 12 storey building, reports Thairath.Security guard Wachira Janyatham, 60, said that he had asked Chai to help out when a tenth floor room had a power outage. Chai ran a shop on the first floor with his wife and was often asked to help out with problems at the condo because of his expertise.They went up to a control room on the tenth floor but while Chai was stretching attending to a switch and holding a screwdriver he slipped and fell down the shaft. Wachira was shining a torch and watched helplessly as the Singaporean disappeared down to his death.Chai's tearful wife of thirty years, Jitrapa Kritpitayawet, 57, said that Chai was a lovely man who spoke Thai and was always on hand to help others who had problems at the condo.Police said that Chai had been an electrical engineer before retiring and opening a grocer's shop with his wife. His body was sent for detailed autopsy and the embassy has been informed.Source: Thairath-- 2016-04-12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trogers Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 He was not familiar to the difference in building safety between Singapore and Thailand. All such shafts in Singapore has to have a standing platform. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FourAces Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 R.I.P Mr Chai, "Chai's tearful wife of thirty years" must have been devastated by this. Yet the slow learners and corrupt builders will not change their ways or utilize lessons learned and will continue to take short cuts and by pass safety measures to save a buck. And will never loose any sleep if any one is hurt or killed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geronimo Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 RIP to him. Here come the Thai bashers ...... I'm outta here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeremyBowskill Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 One of the few cases where immigration getting to him first would have been ok. R.I.P fella. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOTIRIOS Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 ....where 'good intentions' might lead one.... ...condolences to his wife and family....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvavin Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 He must have really overlooked or forgotten the difference safety standards of the two countries. Sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotchonrocks Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 Sad indeed but there may be more to this than meets the eye. Turf war perhaps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mesterm Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 Sad indeed but there may be more to this than meets the eye. Turf war perhaps? Maybe the only war going on is the one in your head. Seriously man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaldPlumber Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 Sad indeed but there may be more to this than meets the eye. Turf war perhaps? Maybe the only war going on is the one in your head. Seriously man. Exactly. I wonder what percentage of TV commentators are seriously mentally impaired. Either that or just plain stupid. Sent from my ASUS_Z00AD using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xerostar Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 RIP to the guy who was trying to help out. It beggars belief when you see the internal design of relatively new high-rise apartments here. In our condo from the corridor leading to the apartments there are open "windows" looking into ventilation shafts that are about 1.5 x 2 Metres wide and up to 10 stories deep. The lower edge of these windows are only one metre above floor level of the corridor. Just looking down into these shafts gives me the creeps. No mesh barrier or other method to prevent somebody falling in? You know how children like to climb walls. You could never allow a child into the corridor unsupervised, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarangLife Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 Poor guy, my condolances to his family and friends Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terminatorchiangmai Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 no words for this tragedy , the good always go first. R.I.P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc46 Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 Sad indeed but there may be more to this than meets the eye. Turf war perhaps? Maybe the only war going on is the one in your head. Seriously man. Exactly.I wonder what percentage of TV commentators are seriously mentally impaired. Either that or just plain stupid. Sent from my ASUS_Z00AD using Tapatalk Me think quite a Few,,, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LannaGuy Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 RiP no point going on about H&S here we know it's almost non-existent and he must have known too but took the risk and I'm sorry it came to this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traveller45 Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 He was not familiar to the difference in building safety between Singapore and Thailand. All such shafts in Singapore has to have a standing platform. But look, he had lived and worked there for ages, in Thailand, I mean! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trogers Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 He was not familiar to the difference in building safety between Singapore and Thailand. All such shafts in Singapore has to have a standing platform. But look, he had lived and worked there for ages, in Thailand, I mean! Where did you come to the conclusion that he had lived and worked here a long time? One can have a Thai wife living with him in Singapore, and had only retired here a few years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyman Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 RIP to him. Here come the Thai bashers ...... I'm outta here! Ha ha ! Me too, they were fast on this one...!! An accident is an accident Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lopchan Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 RIP and condolences to his wife and family. Would like to say something to the TV "bash Thailand at any opportunity / conspiracy theorists / troll" but what's the point.? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trogers Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 RIP and condolences to his wife and family. Would like to say something to the TV "bash Thailand at any opportunity / conspiracy theorists / troll" but what's the point.? Bashing? The lesson here is that decades of experience in your home country may actual be a detriment to your life when in a third world country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomyummer Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 Yikes. Being a retired electrician from Singapore doesn't exactly make you a handyman in Thailand. You need another degree for it. It's not for the amount of knowledge of the science and trade, it's for the mind boggling jungle gyms and obstacle courses of Thai construction and utilities. RIP sir. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishhooks Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 Sad indeed but there may be more to this than meets the eye. Turf war perhaps? Totally not required on this forum at this time........Mature thinking required, comes with being human! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonmoon Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 Its sad to hear this news of a Fellow Singaporean. RIP Uncle Chai. Condolences to your Family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marko kok prong Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 Sad indeed but there may be more to this than meets the eye. Turf war perhaps? I have seen some dumb posts on here,but this,this is in a class of it's own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuk23 Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 Sad indeed but there may be more to this than meets the eye. Turf war perhaps? What kind of idiot are you !!! Another want to be Sherlock R.I.P. to this good man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artisi Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 Sad indeed but there may be more to this than meets the eye. Turf war perhaps? Maybe the only war going on is the one in your head. Seriously man. Wouldn't count on too much going on there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FourAces Posted April 20, 2016 Share Posted April 20, 2016 RIP to him. Here come the Thai bashers ...... I'm outta here! Don't let the door clip your arse on the way out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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