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Published on January 11, 2008

Pieces of material, mostly glass, rained down from the buildings after the fire broke out.

"Minor damage to the houses was reported but the complainants are worried that when repair work is undertaken on the building to completely remove the damaged glass windows, more debris would fall on their homes," the station's deputy superintendent, Lt-Col Yingyos Intaburan, said yesterday.

He said the authorities would have plan carefully for the repairs.

The two buildings are located on the Ratchada-phisek Road, which leads to the Thailand Cultural Centre. Aside from the fact that there are many houses and offices nearby, a large number of vehicles travel along the road during the day.

Scientific Crime Detection Division deputy superintendent Colonel Surachai Watcharayothin ruled out an arson attack as the cause of the fire. "We believe the fire might have started from a short-circuit or a lit cigarette stub," he said.

Electrical appliances at the scene will be sent to laboratories for further checks in a bid to identify the exact cause.

The Nation