- Media reports say a fire broke out at the Rong Beer Na Lat Phrao pub.
- The incident took place in the Chatuchak district of Bangkok.
- The cause of the fire is still under investigation.
BANGKOK: At least 27 people were killed in a fire at a pub in the Thai capital Bangkok, a local emergency service official said 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 relief service.
Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said the cause of the fire was still under investigation, according to 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.
