- Media reports say a fire broke out at the Rong Beer Na Lat Phrao pub.
- The incident occurred in Bangkok’s Chatuchak district.
- The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
BANGKOK: At least 27 people have died in a fire at a pub in the Thai capital Bangkok, an official with a local rescue service 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 voluntary emergency rescue service.
Thailand’s Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said the cause of the fire remained under investigation, according to the AP.
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.
