Bangkok bar fire kills 27; police probe negligence over blocked emergency exits
Families are demanding justice after a bar fire in Bangkok left 27 people killed and more than 70 others injured. The blaze tore through the popular Rong Beer Na Lat Phrao bar in the northern Chatuchak district. Police are looking into negligence, including emergency exits that may have been blocked. Officials are also investigating a possible short circuit in an air conditioning unit. Records show the bar passed a safety inspection in April. Jeremy Koh reports from Bangkok.
Families are demanding justice after a bar fire in Bangkok left 27 people killed and more than 70 others injured. The blaze tore through the popular Rong Beer Na Lat Phrao bar in the northern Chatuchak district. Police are looking into negligence, including emergency exits that may have been blocked. Officials are also investigating a possible short circuit in an air conditioning unit. Records show the bar passed a safety inspection in April. Jeremy Koh reports from Bangkok.
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