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A screen grab taken from a video released on July 12, shows people fleeing a fire at the Rong Beer Na Lat Phrao bar. Three more victims succumbed to their injuries, pushing up the tally from the initial 27 dead, local media reports said.
More than 70 people continue to receive treatment in hospitals, with 24 of them in critical condition, officials said.
- Bangkok, July 15: The death toll from a devastating Bangkok bar fire has risen to 33, authorities said on Wednesday, as Thailand pledged a nationwide overhaul of entertainment venue regulations (Asian Standard).
Meanwhile, police are probing possible negligence, including obstructed emergency exits as people scrambled to flee the flames. Most killed were found trapped in windowless bathrooms.
Bangkok blaze deadliest in 17 years
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Footage circulating on social media showed a powerful inferno jetting out of the bar's doorway as people ran to escape.
It took firefighters about half an hour to tame the fire.
The blaze is one of the deadliest in Thailand since 2009, when a New Year's Day fire at a nightclub killed 67 people.
On Tuesday, more mourners laid down flowers and handwritten notes at the site of the incident as remnants from the bar -- including melted musical instruments and sooty chairs -- lay on the sidewalk.
- Ed. Zac Crellin, Deutsche Welle (English ed.), July 15, 2026; Eds., Wisdom Quarterly
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