Explosion at Border Crossing Injures 2 Thai Soldiers Amidst Fire

MGR Online•General•252d ago

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An explosion caused by a fire igniting unexploded ordnance at the An Ma border crossing injured two Thai soldiers.

•A fire at the An Ma border crossing ignited unexploded ordnance, leading to an explosion.
•Two Thai soldiers were injured by shrapnel from the explosion.
•Wasawat Poungponsri, head of the Sae Ruam Palang Party, visited the injured soldiers and coordinated resources to monitor the situation.

Overview

•On Jan 30, 2026, a fire occurred in front of the An Ma border frontline.
•The fire burned on a cliff face near a cockfighting pit, igniting unexploded ordnance outside a barbed wire fence.
•The detonation of unexploded ordnance resulted in injury to two Thai soldiers.
•Wasawat Poungponsri, head of the Sae Ruam Palang Party, visited the injured soldiers at Namyuen Hospital.
•Wasawat Poungponsri coordinated with the Songsaeng Municipality to deploy water trucks as a fire precaution.
•Wasawat Poungponsri stated that the injured soldiers were being monitored and would be transferred to Ubon Ratchathani if their condition worsened.
•The incident occurred at the An Ma channel, a border area.
•The event was reported on Jan 29, 2026, with the actual incident occurring around 1 PM on Jan 30, 2026.

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Key Quotes

Wasawat Poungponsri

"At 1 PM today, a fire broke out in front of the An Ma channel frontline, near the cockfighting pit. The fire burned on the cliff face, and unexploded ordnance caught fire outside the barbed wire, causing an explosion. Shrapnel injured 2 Thai soldiers."

วันนี้บ่ายโมงเกิดเหตุไฟไหม้หน้าแนวรบช่องอานม้า บริเวณบ่อนไก่ ไฟไหม้บริเวณหน้าผา ลูกระเบิดที่ตกค้างถูกไฟไหม้นอกรั้วลวดหนาม ทำให้เกิดการระเบิด สะเก็ดถูกทหารไทยบาดเจ็บ 2 นาย

Wasawat Poungponsri

"I have coordinated with the Songsaeng Municipality to bring water trucks to monitor the situation in case the dry weather causes another fire."

ตอนนี้ผมประสานในเทศบาลโซง เอารถน้ำไปคอยเฝ้าระวังหากอากาศแห้งแล้วเกิดไฟไหม้ครับ

Wasawat Poungponsri

"At 1:00 PM, a forest fire outside the barbed wire fence at An Ma channel caused unexploded ordnance to detonate, injuring 2 soldiers."

เวลา 13.00 น. ไฟไหม้ป่านอกรั้วลวดนาม ช่องอานม้า ทำให้ระเบิดที่ตกค้างเกิดการระเบิด ทหารบาดเจ็บ 2 นาย

Key Entities

Place

An Ma Channel(ช่องอานม้า)

The border location where a fire and explosion occurred.

Namyuen Hospital(รพ.น้ำยืน)

The hospital where injured soldiers were taken and visited by Wasawat Poungponsri.

Person

Wasawat Poungponsri(กังฟู พรรคไทรวมพลัง)

Head of the Sae Ruam Palang Party, who visited injured soldiers and coordinated fire prevention efforts.

Private Weerasak Kanharueang(พลฯ วีระศักดิ์ กันหาเรือง)

One of the Thai soldiers injured by the explosion at the An Ma Channel.

Sergeant Thammarat Khlaythip(จ.ส.ท.ธรรมรัตน์ คล้ายทิพย์)

One of the Thai soldiers injured by the explosion at the An Ma Channel, sustaining shrapnel injuries to the neck.

Thai Soldiers(ทหารไทย)

The individuals who were injured during the explosion at the An Ma Channel.

Organization

Sae Ruam Palang Party(พรรคไทรวมพลัง)

A political party whose leader, Wasawat Poungponsri, responded to an incident at the border.

Songsaeng Municipality(เทศบาลโซง)

The local government body that Wasawat Poungponsri coordinated with to deploy water trucks.