Bangkok's bar fire is the city's latest deadly blaze - will anything ever change?
A deadly fire at a Bangkok pub has reignited concerns regarding fire safety regulations and enforcement in Thailand. Experts note that the incident follows a recurring pattern of similar tragedies in the city over the last decade.
Why it matters
It highlights systemic failures in building safety and regulatory oversight in high-density entertainment districts.
Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Relatives mourn victims of the fire at Rong Beer Na Ladprao pub in Bangkok last Sunday night
A sudden blast of flame across a crowded bar sends revellers in panic towards a single, narrow exit. Thick, toxic smoke chokes them. The bodies of those who have succumbed block the escape of those who have not.
These horrific scenes occurred not only at the Rong Beer Na Ladprao pub in Bangkok last Sunday night, where 32 people are now known to have died, but also in another night club called Mountain B four years ago in the coastal town of Sattahip.
Twenty six people died in that inferno, which bears a striking similarity to the recent one in Bangkok.
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