At least 27 dead in Bangkok after fire breaks out at bar: Officials
Chadchart Sittipunt said there would be an inquiry into whether the venue complied with applicable laws, including permitting requirements. Sittipunt said there may have been a table blocking one of the fire exits, and that the fire’s quick spread was likely due to it traveling across the ceiling.AT LEAST TWO KILLED IN SHOOTING AT TORONTO MUSIC FESTIVALAdvertisementSittipunt said an investigation is underway, and 63 people were taken to the hospital. It took firefighters about 30 minutes to control the fire.A popular tourist destination, Bangkok was the site of a 2009 New Year’s Eve celebration at a nightclub that killed 66 people and left more than 200 injured after a fire broke out.Advertisement
- ▪Chadchart Sittipunt said there would be an inquiry into whether the venue complied with applicable laws, including permitting requirements.
- ▪Sittipunt said there may have been a table blocking one of the fire exits, and that the fire’s quick spread was likely due to it traveling across the ceiling.AT LEAST TWO KILLED IN SHOOTING AT TORONTO MUSIC FESTIVALAdvertisementSittipunt sa
- ▪It took firefighters about 30 minutes to control the fire.A popular tourist destination, Bangkok was the site of a 2009 New Year’s Eve celebration at a nightclub that killed 66 people and left more than 200 injured after a fire broke out.Ad
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At least 27 people are dead and another 22 are in critical condition after a fire at a bar in Bangkok, Thailand, erupted early Monday morning local time.A large blaze engulfed the Na Ladprao pub in the northern part of the nation’s capital, sending patrons fleeing into the bathrooms at the back of the venue, where many of them died. Recommended Stories US launches additional strikes on Iran after Tehran broadened attacks in the Gulf Iran returns to no-limits Gulf State target list after declaring Strait of Hormuz closed Iran hits cargo ship in Strait of Hormuz as CENTCOM announces new strikes Bodies of victims of a fire are seen laid in a row in Bangkok, Thailand, Monday, July 13, 2026.
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