An explosive fire at Rong Beer Na Ladphrao, a popular pub in Thailand's capital Bangkok, has killed 27 people, with another 22 injured in critical condition, officials said on Monday.
Here is a list of some other fires in Thailand in recent years, and some major fires from the past several decades:
Dec 29, 2024: Three people, from the United States, Brazil and Ukraine, were killed in a fire at The Ember Hotel near Bangkok's popular backpacker district of Khao San.
Oct 1, 2024: At least 23 people died when a school bus carrying more than 40 students and teachers of Wat Khao Praya Sangkhraram School in Uthai Thani province on a field trip caught fire in the outskirts of the capital Bangkok.
July 30, 2023: Twelve people were killed and more than 100 injured when firecrackers exploded in a warehouse in Sungai Kolok district in the southern province of Narathiwat that borders Malaysia.
Aug 5, 2022: A fire broke out at the Mountain B night club in Sattahip district, Chonburi province, killing at least 13 people and injuring 35.
July 5, 2021: A firefighter was killed and 29 people were wounded and thousands more evacuated after an explosion at the Ming Dih Chemical Co factory in Bang Phli district, Samut Prakan province.
Jan 1, 2009: At least 65 people died in a fire at Santika Club, which also injured more than 200 others who were celebrating the New Year.
July 11, 1997: At least 90 people died in a fire at the 16-storey Royal Jomtien Resort Hotel in Pattaya. Officials said the fire was started by a cooking gas explosion in the hotel’s ground-floor cafeteria and spread rapidly.
May 10, 1993: A fire at toy-maker Kader Industrial in Nakhon Pathom's Sam Phran district killed 188 workers and injured almost 500.
