What are the causes when fire razes at Bangkok nightclub?”
At least 60 people, including a Singaporean, were killed in a fire which swept through a packed nightclub here shortly after hundreds of revellers ushered in the new year. Mr Teo Sze Siong, 38, an air traffic controller, was one of those who died in the inferno that gutted the upscale Santika club. Victims died from burns, smoke inhalation and injuries suffered during a stampede from the club, police said. Two other Singaporeans, 21-year-old national serviceman Melvin Lee and a woman, Ms Adeline Tok Chai Lin, were among over 200 people injured in the blaze, according to information obtained from Bangkok police. About 30 of the injured were foreigners. It is not known at present how many people were in the two-storey club but the place was reportedly filled to its capacity of 1,000 when the fire started shortly after midnight. The flames raced through the premises, engulfing it in about 10 minutes. Yesterday, inside the cordoned-off venue, abandoned shoes and broken bottles littered the
BANGKOK – TWO Singaporeans who were in the vicinity of Bangkok’s Santika Pub – where a fire broke out killing at least 60 people – remain unaccounted for. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and Singapore embassy in Bangkok have been in close contact with their next-of-kin, according to an MFA statement on Friday. The embassy in Bangkok is working closely with the local authorities to determine their status; and also if there are any other Singaporeans affected, the statement said. On Thursday, MFA also confirmed that a Singaporean male was amongst up to 60 people killed in the fire which swept through the packed nightclub shortly after hundreds of revellers ushered in the new year. Mr Teo Sze Siong, 38, an air traffic controller, was one of those who died in the inferno that gutted the upscale Santika club. Victims died from burns, smoke inhalation and injuries suffered during a stampede from the club, police said. Two other Singaporeans, 21-year-old national serviceman Melvin Lee a
