Bangkok MP Sek Sit of the Prachachon Party urged the government to learn from the repeated Bon Kai fire incidents, where victims have been abandoned to wait aimlessly for housing. He called on the government to urgently advance the secure housing project, which had previously been delayed due to plans to build a road over the land.
On 10 November 2026, Mr. Sek Sit Yamsanguansak, Bangkok MP for District 2 from the Prachachon Party, spoke about the major fire at the Bon Kai community development area on 2 November. The fire damaged 79 houses across 124 families and left 321 people homeless. He noted that a similar loss had occurred four years earlier on adjacent land, with authorities then promising to quickly allocate land for new housing. However, to date, construction has never begun.
Sek Sit recounted the timeline: In 2022, a major fire struck the Bon Kai community. Soon after, the government and relevant agencies promised to build new homes for the victims. Residents organized and joined the Community Organizations Development Institute’s (CODI) "secure housing" savings program, which served as a platform to negotiate land rights, organize the community, and raise construction funds. The community continuously saved money and held meetings to study land feasibility. Their efforts bore fruit in 2025 when the Crown Property Bureau offered nearby land of 328.57 square wah for the secure housing project. CODI designed the buildings, allocated room space, and prepared to apply for land lease through a cooperative. However, in 2026, the housing project abruptly halted after the Land Traffic Management Committee approved an 18-meter-wide road cutting through Bon Kai, connecting Witthayu Road through Polo Alley to the expressway and expanding Plukjit and Ruamrudee alleys, with Bangkok Metropolitan Administration assigned to implement it.
Sek Sit emphasized that with the recent fire at Bon Kai repeating the tragedy, there is serious concern that the "cycle of empty promises" will recur. He questioned whether victims will again be left waiting aimlessly for housing amidst state infrastructure developments encroaching on traditional community housing rights. He plans to bring this issue to the parliamentary committee to summon all relevant agencies—Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, CODI, the Land Traffic Management Committee, and the Crown Property Bureau—to jointly discuss land allocation feasibility and advance the secure housing project for victims from both the 2022 and recent fires. The goal is to find a fair solution and ensure no one falls prey to this unresolved waiting cycle again.
