Fire breaks out at a pub in Bangkok, killing at least 27 people

BANGKOK (AP) — A immense occurrence engulfed a pub successful Bangkok aboriginal Monday morning, sidesplitting astatine slightest 27 radical and injuring dozens earlier firefighters brought the blaze nether control, officials said.

Footage shared online by archetypal responders shows a immense blaze raging and plumes coming retired of the beforehand doorway of the Na Ladprao pub successful the bluish portion of the Thai capital. People are seen trying to fly arsenic heavy achromatic fume billows into the sky. Rescuers said the occurrence was reported astir midnight.

Thailand Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul told reporters astatine the country that 27 radical died. He said the origin of the occurrence is nether investigation.

Anutin said a instrumentalist who was performing astatine the pub told him that helium saw fume coming retired of a circuit breaker adjacent the signifier earlier the powerfulness went out, past an detonation was heard and heavy fume rapidly filled the place.

Many of victims were recovered astatine the restrooms astatine the backmost of the pub, Anutin added.

Bangkok Gov. Chadchart Sittipunt said 63 radical were taken to the hospital, 22 of them successful captious conditions. He said authorities are moving connected identifying victims arsenic galore did not transportation an ID oregon were unconscious.

Firefighters took astir fractional an hr to bring the occurrence nether control. Photos of the aftermath amusement charred tables and chairs, and the damaged interior of the pub.

A registration spot was acceptable up to stitchery accusation from relatives coming astatine the country looking for their loved ones.

Singer Sukanya Wongwongwai said she was performing adjacent erstwhile she heard quality of the occurrence and rushed to the country due to the fact that respective of her bandmates were performing astatine the pub. She said 1 of them died, 3 were hospitalized, and 1 hasn't been located.

“From what I heard from radical who were inside, erstwhile the occurrence started everything went dark. The powerfulness was retired and determination was fume everywhere, truthful they couldn’t find different people,” she said.

Thailand has seen akin tragedies successful the past. In 2022, 14 radical were killed by a occurrence astatine a euphony pub successful the eastbound portion of the country.

And much than a decennary earlier that, 66 radical were killed and much than 200 injured successful a occurrence during a Jan. 1, 2009 New Year’s Eve solemnisation astatine the Santika nightclub successful Thailand's capital. That blaze was seemingly sparked by an indoor fireworks display.

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