Man Brings Corpse to Petrol Pump After Diesel Refusal for Cremation

• A funeral worker in Thailand brought a deceased person's body to a petrol pump after being denied diesel for cremation.
• Preecha Ngerankasem, 48, needed diesel for a temple's cremation machine but staff refused to dispense it into containers due to hoarding fears.
• Frustrated, Preecha returned with a coffin containing a homeless person's body, showing it to staff to prove the urgent need.
• The incident, recorded on Facebook Live, went viral, highlighting the impact of diesel shortages on essential services like funerals.
• Diesel shortages in Thailand, linked to the US-Iran conflict affecting oil supply routes, are causing rationing and strict fuel sale rules.