Thai police probe safety lapses after deadly Bangkok bar fire

Survivors and first reporters reported doors being locked and the lack of signage marking emergency exits.

In Bangkok Bar Blaze, Signs of Fatal Lapses Repeated Across the World

After a fire killed 30 people, the scrutiny has turned to whether the venue used flammable foam on its ceilings and had blocked exits.

By Verena Hölzl, Phuriphat Dejsuphong, Kittiphum Sringammuang and Sui-Lee Wee

Bangkok bar fire: death toll reaches 30 as police investigate negligence as ‘primary theory’

Bar owner in Thailand offers ‘deepest apologies for this tragic incident’ as police investigate whether exits were either blocked or hard to access The Bangkok pub that has become the scene of the city’s deadliest blaze in 17 years has said it will cooperate with an investigation into alleged negligence, as the death toll rose to 30. The local district office said on Tuesday that three more people died after the devastating fire that broke out in the early hours of Monday. An initial assessme...

By Natasha May in Bangkok

Death toll from a Bangkok music bar fire rises to 30, dozens remain in hospital

More than 70 people were injured, with 24 of them still in critical condition, according to a statement by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration.

By The Associated Press

Bangkok bar fire death toll rises to 30 as police probe possible negligence

Thailand authorities say that 24 people remain in critical condition in hospital after the blaze at a pub.

Death toll from Bangkok music bar fire rises to 30, dozens remain in hospital

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Bangkok bar fire death toll rises to 30, 24 people remain in critical condition

At least 30 people have now been confirmed dead in a blaze that engulfed a bar in northern Bangkok in the early hours of Monday morning. 27 victims have been formally identified, with authorities still working to confirm the identities of the remaining three. Meanwhile, forensic investigators are seeking to establish the cause of the blaze, with the bar agreeing to comply with an investigation into alleged negligence. Story by Camille Corcoran.

By FRANCE24

'Trapped in windowless bathrooms': What happened at Bangkok bar where 27 died

In the horrific fire that took place in the northern part of the Thai capital, at least 27 people were killed.

30 confirmed dead in Bangkok bar fire, 24 critical

Grieving relatives of the victims of a huge Bangkok bar fire claimed their bodies today as the death toll rose to 30, even as others held out hope that missing loved ones were alive.

Musician who lost girlfriend in deadly Bangkok bar blaze says ‘I barely escaped ... the smoke burned my eyes’

Survivors recall night of terror as explosions caused panic in venue

By Maroosha Muzaffar

Death toll from a Bangkok music bar fire rises to 30, dozens remain in hospital

Families claim bodies of Bangkok fire, as toll rises to 30

Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt said shortly after the blaze that most of the victims likely died of smoke inhalation.

Flood-hit Mindanao towns appeal for aid as death toll climbs to 21

KORONADAL CITY—Residents of flood-ravaged communities in southern Mindanao appealed for urgent humanitarian assistance on Monday as the death toll from Typhoon “Inday” (international name: Bavi) and the enhanced southwest monsoon climbed to 21, while more than half a million people were affected in the Bangsamoro region. In Glan, Sarangani province, at least 450 families in

By NewsPublish

Pub inferno death toll rises to 30

The death toll in the blaze at the Rong Beer Na Ladphrao entertainment venue was confirmed at 30 on Monday,  with authorities still struggling to identify all the bodies.

Families claim bodies as Bangkok fire toll rises to 30

Grieving relatives of the victims of a huge Bangkok bar fire claimed their bodies Tuesday as the death toll rose to 30, even as others held out hope that missing loved ones were alive. Flames tore through the Rong Beer Na Lat Phrao bar and restaurant in the Thai capital late on Sunday evening during […]

By AFP

Death toll from Bangkok bar fire rises to 30 as police probe safety lapses

Thai authorities are investigating whether negligence was what led to the deadly inferno at a Bangkok bar late on Sunday, as survivors reported doors being locked and the lack of signage demarcating emergency exits.

By Abubakar Ibrahim