A fire which destroyed four fuel storage tanks burns close to flammable gas tanks at the Thai Oil Company storage deport in Laem Chabang, southeast of Bangkok December 4. After burning out of control for 36 hours and killing five people, emergency crews claim that the blaze is now under control.

JIR/PB 

An employee at the Thai Oil Company watches firefighters attempt to extinguish a fire at a refinery plant in Laem Chabang, southeast of Bangkok early December 4. After burning out of control for 36 hours and claiming the lives of five people, emergency teams now claim to have the fire under control.

JIR 

A huge fire burns out of control at the Thai Oil Co's storage tank yard in Laem Chabang, southeast of Bangkok December 3. At least two people were killed and 13 others injured when the fire broke out late Thursday night.

PS/PB 

A member of an emergency team watches a huge fire at the Thai Oil Co's storage tank yard in Laem Chabang, southeast of Bangkok December 3. At least two people were killed and 13 others injured when the fire broke out late Thursday night.

PS/PB/RT 

Emergency personnel race to the scene of a huge fire at the Thai Oil Co's storage tank yard in Laem Chabang, southeast of Bangkok December 3. At least two people were killed and 13 others injured when the fire broke out late Thursday night.

PS/PB/RT 

Thailand's Prime Minister Chuan Leekpai (R) talks to Toyota Chairman Shoichiro Toyoda (L) at a function at the deep-sea port of Laem Chabang on the Eastern seaboard of Thailand, October 31. Chuan and Toyoda launched the export of the first lot of locally assembled pick-up trucks to -Australia. Thailand offered support for Toyota Motor Corp to export more automobiles within the region from its plants in Thailand to make up for a plunge in local sales. 

Thailand's Prime Minister Chuan Leekpai (L) shakes hands with Toyota Motor Co. Chairman Shoichiro Toyoda in a Hilux Tiger mini-truck at the deep-sea port of Laem Chabang on the Eastern seaboard of Thailand, October 31. Chuan and Toyoda launched the export of the first lot of locally assembled pick-up trucks to -Australia. Thailand offered support for Toyota Motor Corp to export more automobiles within the region from its plants in Thailand to make up for a plunge in local sales. 

Toyota Hilux Tiger mini-trucks board a Panama-registered cargo ship at the deep-sea port of Laem Chabang on the Eastern seaboard of Thailand October 31. Thailand's Prime Minister Chuan Leekpai and Toyota Chairman Shoichiro Toyoda launched the export of the first lot of locally assembled pick-up trucks to Australia. Thailand offered support to Toyota in exporting more automobiles within the region from its Thai plants to make up for a plunge in local sales.

PDN/JIR/SB 

Thailand's Prime Minister Chuan Leekpai (R) and Toyota Motors Thailand President Yoshiaki Muramatsu (L) arrive at a function at the deep-sea port of Laem Chabang on the Eastern seaboard of Thailand, October 31. Chuan and Toyota Chairman Shoichiro Toyoda launched the export of the first lot of locally assembled pick-up trucks to Australia. Thailand offered its support to Toyota Motor Corp in exporting more automobiles within the region from its Thai plants to make up for a plunge in local sales.

PDN/JIR/SB 

Thailand's Prime Minister Chuan Leekpai (L) shakes hands with Toyota Motor Co. Chairman Shoichiro Toyoda in a Hilux Tiger mini-truck at the deep-sea port of Laem Chabang on the Eastern seaboard of Thailand, October 31. Chuan launched the export of the first lot of locally assembled pick-up trucks to Australia. Thailand offered support to Toyota in exporting more automobiles within the region from its Thai plants to make up for a plunge in local sales.

PDN/JIR/SB 

A Thai band performs at the deep-sea port of Laem Chabang on the Eastern seaboard of Thailand October 31 during a function attended by Thailand's Prime Minister Chuan Leekpai and Toyota Motor Co. Chairman Shoichiro Toyoda. Chuan launched the export of the first lot of locally assembled pick-up trucks to Australia. Thailand offered support to Toyota Motor Corp in exporting more automobiles within the region from its Thai plants to make up for a plunge in local sales.

PDN/JIR/SB 

Thailand's Prime Minister Chuan Leekpai (R) talks to Toyota Chairman Shoichiro Toyoda (L) at a function at the deep-sea port of Laem Chabang on the Eastern seaboard of Thailand, October 31. Chuan and Toyoda launched the export of the first lot of locally assembled pick-up trucks to Australia. Thailand offered support for Toyota Motor Corp to export more automobiles within the region from its plants in Thailand to make up for a plunge in local sales.

PDN/JIR/SB 

Thailand's Prime Minister Chuan Leekpai poses for photographers as he sits in a Toyota Hilux Tiger mini-truck at the deep-sea port of Laem Chabang on the Eastern seaboard of Thailand, October 31. Chuan launched the export of the first lot of locally-assembled pick-up trucks to Australia. Thailand offered support for Toyota Motor Corp to export more automobiles around the region from its plants in the country, to make up for a plunge in local sales. Present at the function was Toyota Chairman Shoichiro Toyoda who was visiting from Japan.

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