At least 27 killed, 22 critically injured in Bangkok bar fire
He stressed the cause of the fire was still under investigation.Charnivirakul told reporters he asked a musician who was performing when the fire started what happened."He said that there was a fire at the cut-out switch, and after that things happened very quickly.
- ▪He stressed the cause of the fire was still under investigation.Charnivirakul told reporters he asked a musician who was performing when the fire started what happened."He said that there was a fire at the cut-out switch, and after that thi
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At least 27 killed in Bangkok bar fire, Thai authorities sayImage source, APImage caption, Firefighters outside the Bangkok bar after the fire has been brought under controlByDan SalesPublished12 July 2026, 20:45 BSTUpdated 3 minutes agoAt least 27 people have been killed in a huge fire which ravaged through a Bangkok bar, Thailand's prime minister has said. Firefighters were called to the scene just after midnight and discovered patrons fleeing through the flame-enveloped front door of the venue.Unverified footage shows flames blasting out of the bar as one woman falls to the floor before getting to her feet to get away.Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul told journalists at the scene that 27 people died and several have been taken to the hospital.
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