20151203 Thailand Fire guts popular Bangkok nightclub Shock 39
Thailand Dec 03 2015 “Complex bldg.”
Dead : dead 0 or unknown Burnout : 0 or unknown Injured : injured 1 to 9
Fire guts popular Bangkok nightclub Shock 39
Updated: 2015-12-04-11:15
Flames erupt from a four-storey commercial building housing the Shock 39 nightclub in Bnagkok’s Ratchathewi district Thursday night.
Fire gutted a Bangkok nightclub popular with foreign tourists and expats Thursday night, but caused only one injury.
Flames broke out at the Shock 39 nightclub on Soi Phetchaburi 39 off Phaya Thai Road around 9pm, police said. The club has been closed for renovation.
Firefighters took only about 15 minutes to control the blaze that broke out on a middle floor of the four-storey commercial building in Ratchathewi district.
An electrical fault in a staff room on the third floor is suspected as the likely cause of the fire. One person reportedly was treated for smoke inhalation.
Damage to the club has yet to be estimated.
Shock 39 is one of a number of late-night Bangkok clubs that remain open into the wee hours of the morning. It caters to a mostly-foreign crowd, with taxi drivers paid a commission to bring tourists and expats to its doors.
Web Source: Bangkok Post
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