Death toll from a Bangkok music bar fire rises to 30, dozens remain in hospital
Asia Death toll from a Bangkok music bar fire rises to 30, dozens remain in hospital July 14, 20262:43 AM ET By The Associated Press A relative of a victim in a music bar fire pays respect to the victim's body at a police hospital in Bangkok, Thailand, Tuesday, July 14, 2026. Sakchai Lalit/AP hide caption toggle caption Sakchai Lalit/AP BANGKOK — The death toll from a huge fire in a Bangkok music bar has increased to 30, officials said Tuesday. More than 70 people were injured, with 24 of them still in critical condition, according to a statement by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration.
- ▪Asia Death toll from a Bangkok music bar fire rises to 30, dozens remain in hospital July 14, 20262:43 AM ET By The Associated Press A relative of a victim in a music bar fire pays respect to the victim's body at a police hospital in Bangko
- ▪Sakchai Lalit/AP hide caption toggle caption Sakchai Lalit/AP BANGKOK — The death toll from a huge fire in a Bangkok music bar has increased to 30, officials said Tuesday.
- ▪More than 70 people were injured, with 24 of them still in critical condition, according to a statement by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration.
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Asia Death toll from a Bangkok music bar fire rises to 30, dozens remain in hospital July 14, 20262:43 AM ET By The Associated Press A relative of a victim in a music bar fire pays respect to the victim's body at a police hospital in Bangkok, Thailand, Tuesday, July 14, 2026. Sakchai Lalit/AP hide caption toggle caption Sakchai Lalit/AP BANGKOK — The death toll from a huge fire in a Bangkok music bar has increased to 30, officials said Tuesday. More than 70 people were injured, with 24 of them still in critical condition, according to a statement by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration. Asia Fire tears through Bangkok pub, killing 27 people The blaze at the Rong Beer Na Ladprao bar, the city's deadliest in 17 years, broke out late Sunday in a northern part of the Thai capital.
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