At least 27 killed in Bangkok bar fire, Thai authorities say
A fire at a bar in Bangkok's Chatuchak district resulted in 27 deaths and 22 injuries. Preliminary investigations suggest an electrical short circuit in an air conditioner may have caused the blaze.
Why it matters
The incident highlights ongoing concerns regarding the enforcement of fire and electrical safety standards in public venues in Thailand.
Figure caption, Watch: Thailand PM visits aftermath of deadly Bangkok bar fire
A huge fire tore through a bar in Bangkok late on Sunday, killing at least 27 people and leaving 22 critically injured.
The blaze started near the stage of the bar in the popular Chatuchak district, then spread rapidly, cutting power and engulfing the room with smoke, eyewitnesses say.
Footage posted online show panicked customers screaming as they fled – some with their clothes on fire – through the flame-enveloped front door of Rong Beer Na Lat Phrao.
Firefighters, who arrived at the scene just after midnight, quickly extinguished the fire. They found the bodies of most of the victims in a bathroom, where they had apparently sought shelter.
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