‘Not surprising’: Why Thailand keeps reliving the same types of nightspot tragedies
- BANGKOK: When Bangkok was waking to news of a devastating bar blaze on Monday (Jul 13) morning, Vorada Hankijjakul was starting to receive messages on her phone to check if she was okay.
- A regular partygoer, she had not been out on Sunday, when, just before midnight, witnesses watched smoke rise near the music stage at entertainment outlet Rong Beer Na Lat Phrao.
- Within moments, an explosion was heard and the venue was engulfed by flames and thick toxic smoke.
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- BANGKOK: When Bangkok was waking to news of a devastating bar blaze on Monday (Jul 13) morning, Vorada Hankijjakul was starting to receive messages on her phone to check if she was okay.
- A regular partygoer, she had not been out on Sunday, when, just before midnight, witnesses watched smoke rise near the music stage at entertainment outlet Rong Beer Na Lat Phrao.
- Within moments, an explosion was heard and the venue was engulfed by flames and thick toxic smoke.
Sources: CNA