Overview
- The blaze broke out around midnight and raced through the Na Ladprao (Rong Beer Na Lat Phrao) pub in northern Bangkok, leaving at least 27 people dead and several others injured.
- First-responder video showed smoke and flames pouring from the venue’s entrance as patrons ran for safety and firefighters brought the fire under control in roughly 30–35 minutes.
- Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said a musician at the venue saw smoke from a circuit breaker near the stage, then power failed and an explosion was heard before thick smoke filled the pub.
- Many victims were found in the pub’s restrooms, which officials say people had used to seek shelter after escape routes were cut off by smoke and heat.
- Authorities have opened a formal probe into electrical faults and venue safety, a development that renews scrutiny of fire-safety enforcement after prior deadly entertainment-venue fires in Thailand.