- Media reports say a fire broke out at the Rong Beer Na Lat Phrao pub.
- Say the incident took place in Bangkok’s Chatuchak district.
- The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
BANGKOK: At least 27 people have been killed in a fire at a pub in the Thai capital, Bangkok, a local rescue service official said on Monday, in one of the deadliest such incidents in the tourist hub in recent years.
“There are more than 27 dead,” said Anwut Pho-ampai of the Ruamkatanyu Foundation, which runs a volunteer emergency rescue service.
Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said the cause of the fire remains under investigation, according to the AP.
The exact details were not immediately clear, but the fire is believed to have started at the Rong Beer Na Lat Phrao pub in Bangkok’s Chatuchak district, local media reported.
