The prime minister advised reporters that he requested a musician, who was performing when the hearth began, what occurred.
“He stated that there was a fireplace on the cut-out change, and after that issues occurred in a short time. There was blasting and all people tried to flee from the smoke and flames.
“Lots of them weren’t capable of make their approach out as a result of they went to the again of the constructing and tried to cover themselves from the smoke and flames in the bathroom, and that is the place we discovered many of the our bodies.”
The bar – named domestically as Rong Beer Na Lat Phrao – is situated within the Chatuchak district of Bangkok. It’s a well-liked restaurant and leisure venue within the space, Thai outlet the Every day Information reported, exterior.
Confronting photos taken after the hearth had been introduced beneath management present many physique baggage lined up exterior the bar, and a big cordon across the space.
Inside, the furnishings, partitions and ceiling are fully blackened, and elements of the ceiling is peeling off.