The death toll from a huge fire in a Bangkok music bar has increased to 30. Bangkok city officials today said more than 70 people remain hospitalised, with 24 of them are in critical condition. Police said an investigation into the cause of the fire and whether the bar was following safety regulations is ongoing. It added most of the people who killed were found trapped in windowless bathrooms where they may have sought to escape the flames. 

 

The city’s deadliest blaze in 17 years at the Rong Beer Na Ladprao bar broke out on late Sunday in a northern part of the Thai capital. The bar claimed to accommodate as many as 600 customers. It was not clear how many were present on Sunday night.