Witnesses describe seeing fire on the ceiling near the venue's stage followed by the sound of explosions.
At least 13 people have reportedly been killed and dozens injured when a fire broke out at a crowded music pub in eastern Thailand.Rescue workers said more than three dozen people were injuredVideo circulating on social media shows people fleeing the pub and thick black smoke billowing from the door before the entrance is engulfed in flames.Rescue workers said more than three dozen people were injured.
He said the pub's owner and staff were giving statements at the police station and the police forensic team would collect evidence at the scene.Several witnesses described seeing smoke and fire on the ceiling near the venue's stage followed by the sound of explosions. A waitress at the venue, Thanyapat Sornsuwanhiran, also told Thai television reporters that she saw smoke near the stage."I kept shouting 'fire, fire' and the security guards were also helping lead people out."
The pub was lined with flammable soundproofing, and it took two hours for firefighters to put out the blaze, Manop Theprith of a private emergency services group, told the television station.at a nightclub in the capital
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