Bangkok hotel fire kills one and injures more than 20 others
- 12 years ago
People in Bangkok watch as fire flickers around the windows of the Grand Park Avenue hotel.
Hospital officials said one Russian woman was killed through smoke inhalation, and 21 other people were injured in the blaze.
(SOUNDBITE) (English) TOURIST FROM FINLAND ILKKA RANKAMA SAYING:
"I was up in my room at that time, on the 16th floor and I started smelling smoke. And I just put on my clothes and went out as soon as possible. I took the emergency staircase and the smoke was getting thicker and thicker."
Firefighters said it took about 20 minutes to put out the fire, which broke out on the fifth floor of the hotel some time before 10pm.
All guests were evacuated from the 17-floor building and moved to other hotels in the area, which is a popular hangout for tourists and expats.
Police said it wasn't yet known how the fire started.
Nick Rowlands, Reuters.
Hospital officials said one Russian woman was killed through smoke inhalation, and 21 other people were injured in the blaze.
(SOUNDBITE) (English) TOURIST FROM FINLAND ILKKA RANKAMA SAYING:
"I was up in my room at that time, on the 16th floor and I started smelling smoke. And I just put on my clothes and went out as soon as possible. I took the emergency staircase and the smoke was getting thicker and thicker."
Firefighters said it took about 20 minutes to put out the fire, which broke out on the fifth floor of the hotel some time before 10pm.
All guests were evacuated from the 17-floor building and moved to other hotels in the area, which is a popular hangout for tourists and expats.
Police said it wasn't yet known how the fire started.
Nick Rowlands, Reuters.