20120410 Thailand Frenchman killed in Khao San fire
Apr 09 2012
Frenchman killed in Khao San fire
Updated: 2012-04-10-01:00
Hotel owner Nampong Pengboon identified the victim only as “Charlie” – a foreign man staying on the third floor who had been earning a living making and selling handmade shoes in the area. He also had a Thai girlfriend.
Police said they would await the results of an autopsy to confirm the identity of the victim, whose body was found on the roofdeck of the three-storey hotel, as the corpse was burnt beyond recognition.
Police say the fire started at Happy Bar on the ground floor of the hotel at 1.30am, sending people and guests running outside in panic. Firefighters worked for about half an hour before they were able put out the fire, which destroyed three buildings.
Nampong said the bar was closed for two days because of the royal funeral and he was not in the hotel when the fire occurred. Normally there were five people, including Charlie, staying in the hotel.
THE NATION
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