Siam Commercial Bank SCB,
Thailand's oldest commercial bank, expressed "deep regret" for those
affected by "the unfortunate incident as eight workers have been killed in
a chemical accident at a major bank in the Thai capital.
The chemical agent was
mistakenly released during an upgrade of the fire extinguisher system at the
Siam Commercial Bank (SCB) in Bangkok on Sunday night, officials said.
Seven people were also
injured when the suffocating cloud of chemicals was released at the bank's head
office.
SCB said in a statement
that contractors appeared to be to blame for setting off the system.
"From the preliminary
investigation by the police, the incident may have been caused by the
negligence of contractors who were hired to make additional improvements to the
building's fire security system," it said.
The employees turned on a
system that released pyrogen aerosol, which is normally intended to deprive
fire of oxygen, the bank said.
"As a result, there
was loss of life and injuries ... the injured are now being treated in
hospitals," it said.
Pyrogen makes a type of
aerosol fire extinguisher which is used in places where putting out a fire with
water would damage documents or electrical equipment.
Rest in peace too bad
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