Fireplace breaks out at a pub in Bangkok, killing a minimum of 27 individuals, officers say

BANGKOK — An enormous fireplace engulfed a pub in Bangkok early on Monday morning, killing a minimum of 27 individuals earlier than firefighters introduced the blaze underneath management, officers stated.

Footage shared on-line by first responders exhibits an enormous blaze raging and plumes popping out of the entrance door of the Na Ladprao pub within the northern a part of the Thai capital. Persons are seen attempting to flee as thick black smoke billows into the sky. Rescuers stated the fireplace was reported round midnight.

Thailand Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul informed reporters on the scene that 27 individuals died and that a number of of the injured have been taken to the hospital. He stated the reason for the fireplace is underneath investigation.

Anutin stated a musician who was performing on the pub informed him that he noticed smoke popping out of a circuit breaker close to the stage earlier than the facility went out, then an explosion was heard and thick smoke shortly stuffed the place.

Lots of victims have been discovered on the restrooms, in the back of the pub, Anutin added.

Firefighters took about half an hour to deliver the fireplace underneath management. Photographs of the aftermath present charred tables and chairs, and the broken inside of the pub.

Thailand has seen related tragedies up to now. In 2022, 14 individuals have been killed by a hearth at a music pub within the japanese a part of the nation.

And greater than a decade earlier than that, 66 individuals have been killed and greater than 200 injured in a hearth throughout a Jan. 1, 2009 New 12 months’s Eve celebration on the Santika nightclub in Thailand’s capital. That blaze was apparently sparked by an indoor fireworks show.