The band playing when a Bangkok bar caught fire mourns its members among the 33 dead
- A fire that broke out shortly before midnight Sunday at Rong Beer Na Ladprao in Bangkok's Chatuchak district killed at least 32 people by Wednesday, with 17 hospitalized in critical condition after two more victims died from injuries.
- Flames roared across the ceiling of the 600-capacity single-story venue after a circuit breaker sparked, with investigators examining whether flammable soundproofing foam accelerated the fire that firefighters controlled within 30 minutes.
- Four of the six core band members died in the fire, including lead female singer Nahatai Sajjalert and drummer Nattapat Thamnita, while forensic chief Wiroon Supasingsiripreecha told reporters Wednesday that most victims died from smoke inhalation rather than burns.
- Survivor Natthaphong Lakhorn, 26, contradicted police Wednesday by telling authorities he escaped through the rear exit with a security guard's help, while bar owners offered 10,000 baht to survivors despite victim Kanticha Singkhon saying no one has contacted her.
- Accountability questions extend beyond the immediate death toll as families demand bar owners take direct responsibility, with Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt announcing safety inspections of comparable venues citywide in the coming days.
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Death Toll in Thai Pub Fire Rises to 32, Officials Say, With Dozens Still in Hospital
BANGKOK, July 15—The death toll from an explosive fire at a Bangkok live music pub has risen to 32 after two people died from their injuries, the Police Hospital said on Wednesday, as police investigate the possibility of negligence as a factor in the blaze. The fire, one of the deadliest in recent years in Thailand, tore through the Rong Beer Na Lat Phrao pub in the city’s northern Chatuchak area close to midnight on Sunday, with witnesse…
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