A fire at a nightclub near the tourist city of Pattaya, southeast of Bangkok, has killed at least 13 people and injured 41 others, according to a local ambulance report.
The fire broke out around 01:00 (local time; yesterday Thursday at 21:00 Greek time) at the Mountain B nightclub in the Sattahip area, a service official told AFP.
According to the same source, the fire was contained at 04:00 (midnight Greek time).
13 people were killed and 41 injured early this morning in a fire at a famous bar in Sattahip, eastern Thailand.
An incident similar to the Zantika bar fire in Ekamai, Bangkok, where 67 people died in 2009.#สุ้วับบับชันสียรี #Fire #Thailand #what’s going on in thailand pic.twitter.com/URmgtau3M1— Thai Explorer (@ThaiEnquirer) August 5, 2022
According to the police officer, so far all the victims are considered to be Thai citizens.
Even basic fire safety rules are often ignored in Thailand, a popular destination for Western and Asian tourists.
On New Year’s Eve, January 1, 2009, a fire at Bangkok’s Santika discotheque claimed the lives of 67 people and injured many foreign tourists.
The cause of the fire was fireworks launched during a performance by the rock band Burn. The owner was sentenced to three years in prison for negligence. In 2012, four people died in a discotheque fire in Phuket City (South) due to a short circuit.
Source: APE-MPE, Reuters, AFP, Xinhua.
Source: Kathimerini
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