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Three foreigners die in Bangkok hotel fire
The Star
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12/30/2024
Three foreigners were killed and seven others wounded after a fire broke out at a hotel near Bangkok's popular backpacker district on Sunday (Dec 29) night.
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Three foreigners died and seven others wounded in a hotel fire near the Khao San area in
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Bangkok on Sunday night.
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The city's fire and rescue department said the fire broke out on the fifth floor of the
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six-story Ember Hotel.
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They said the fire spread to other parts of the building, but they reacted quickly and
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put the blaze under control within an hour.
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The fire killed a female guest who was trapped inside her hotel room, while two men died
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at the hospital.
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Authorities are still verifying their nationalities.
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There were 75 people in the hotel, 34 of whom were rescued from the rooftop.
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The injured victims are from Thailand, Japan, Germany and China.
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Authorities said they are investigating the cause of the fire.
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The government has ordered a citywide inspection of fire escape routes at hotels and entertainment
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venues.
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