Fire - Asia - Thailand
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- Category: Alerts
- Published on Thursday, 16 August 2012 04:45
- Written by RSOE EDIS
EDIS Number: FR-20120817-36216-THA
Date / time: 17/08/2012 04:43:54 [UTC]
Event: Fire
Area: Asia
Country: Thailand
State/County: Phuket Province
Location: Patong Beach [ Tiger Disco]
Number of Deads: 4 person(s)
Number of Injured: 11 person(s)
Number of Infected: N/A
Number of Missing: N/A
Number of Affected: N/A
Number of Evacuated: N/A
Damage level: Heavy
Description:
Police in Thailand say four people died when a fire swept through a nightclub frequented by foreign tourists on the southern resort island of Phuket. Police Col. Jirapat Phothanaphan says the nationalities of the dead are not yet known, but that both Thais and foreign tourists are among 11 others who were injured. Jirapat says the fire broke out about two hours before dawn Friday at the Tiger Disco in Phuket’s popular Patong beach area. He says the cause of the blaze is not yet known, but that authorities suspect heavy rains that led to sparks at a nearby electricity transformer may have triggered itAuthors: RSOE EDIS
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