Rescue workers recover the bodies of victims from the Bangkok pub where the latest deadly fire broke out. (EPA Images pic)
BANGKOK: An explosive fire at a popular pub in Thailand’s capital Bangkok has killed 27 people, with another 22 injured in critical condition, officials said on Monday.
Here is a list of some other fires in Thailand in recent years, and some major fires from the past several decades:
December 29, 2024: Three people, from the United States, Brazil and Ukraine, were killed in a fire at a hotel near Bangkok’s popular backpacker district.
October 1, 2024: At least 23 people died when a school bus carrying more than 40 students and teachers on a field trip caught fire in the outskirts of the capital Bangkok.
July 30, 2023: Twelve people were killed and more than 100 injured when firecrackers exploded in a warehouse in the southern province of Narathiwat that borders Malaysia.
August 5, 2022: A fire broke out at the Mountain B night club in Sattahip district, Chonburi, about 180 km (110 miles) southeast of Bangkok, killing at least 13 people and injuring 35.
July 5, 2021: A firefighter was killed and 29 people were wounded and thousands more evacuated after an explosion at a factory in Samut Prakan province.
January 1, 2009: At least 65 people died in a fire at a Bangkok nightclub, which also injured more than 200 others who were celebrating the New Year.
July 11, 1997: At least 90 people died in a fire at a 16-storey beachfront hotel in Pattaya, about 200 km (125 miles) southeast of Bangkok. Officials said the fire was started by a cooking gas explosion in the hotel’s ground-floor cafeteria and spread rapidly.
May 10, 1993: A fire at toy-maker Kader Industrial in Nakhon Pathom killed 188 workers and injured almost 500.
