Thai nightclub fire kills 13

By Agence France-Presse

Aug 05, 2022 2:32 pm

A fire tore through a Thai nightclub early Friday killing at least 13 people and injuring 40, a rescue services official said.

The blaze broke out about 1:00 a.m. (1800 GMT Thursday) at the Mountain B nightspot in Chonburi province's Sattahip district, about 150 kilometers (90 miles) south of Bangkok, an official from the Sawang Rojanathammasathan Rescue Foundation told AFP on condition of anonymity.

THAI CLUB FIRE This handout photo taken and released on Aug. 5, 2022 by the Sawang Rojanathammasathan Rescue Foundation shows firefighters working to contain a fire at the Mountain B nightclub in Sattahip district in Thailand's Chonburi province. A fire tore through a Thai nightclub early Friday, Aug. 5, 2022, killing at least 13 people and injuring 40, a rescue services official said. PHOTO BY AFP

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