'Everybody was running, squeezing into each other': Witnesses describe how deadly inferno swept through Bangkok bar
Witnesses and investigators describe a chaotic scene and safety failures following a deadly bar fire in Bangkok.
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A fire swept through a music bar in Bangkok, resulting in at least 27 deaths. Witnesses described a scene of panic where people struggled to exit the building, with some victims found trapped in windowless bathrooms.
Coverage from the BBC, Yahoo, and The Hill emphasizes the lack of exits and the subsequent search by families for missing loved ones. BBC reports that Thai police are currently probing safety lapses related to the incident.
Future developments depend on the results of the police probe into safety failures and the identification of missing persons.
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Quick answers
How many people died in the Bangkok bar fire?
At least 27 people were killed.
Where were some of the victims found?
Some victims were found trapped in windowless bathrooms.
What action are authorities taking?
Thai police are probing safety lapses following the fire.
Coverage (7)
- People killed in Bangkok music bar fire were found trapped in windowless bathrooms The Hill · 18h ago
- Morning shots from scene of Bankgkok pub fire that killed at least 27 Yahoo · 18h ago broke it first
- Thai police probe safety lapses after deadly Bangkok bar fire BBC · 18h ago
- ''There was no way to get out': Witnesses describe how deadly inferno swept through Bangkok bar BBC News · 18h ago
- Dozens killed following Bangkok bar fire Yahoo · 18h ago broke it first
- Videos show aftermath of deadly Bangkok bar fire Yahoo · 18h ago broke it first
- Families look for missing loved ones in deadly Bangkok pub fire Yahoo · 18h ago broke it first
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