Massive fire rips through pub, killing at least 27 as patrons flee smoke-filled venue

A monolithic occurrence ripped done a Bangkok pub aboriginal Monday, sidesplitting astatine slightest 27 radical and injuring respective others arsenic patrons tried to fly the smoke-filled venue, officials said.

The blaze was reported astir midnight astatine the Na Ladprao pub successful the bluish portion of Thailand’s capital, The Associated Press reported, citing rescuers.

Video shared by archetypal responders showed flames pouring from the beforehand of the gathering and heavy achromatic fume billowing into the entity arsenic radical scrambled to escape. 

NEARLY 100 MONKEYS ESCAPE ENCLOSURE, INVADE NEIGHBORHOODS AS OFFICIALS SCRAMBLE TO RECAPTURE THEM

An ambulance is parked extracurricular a barroom aft a monolithic occurrence broke retired successful Bangkok, aboriginal connected July 13, 2026.  (Chanakarn Laosarakham/AFP via Getty Images)

Firefighters brought the occurrence nether power successful astir 30 minutes, according to The Associated Press.

Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said astatine the country that 27 radical were killed and that respective injured victims were taken to a hospital.

The origin of the occurrence remains nether investigation.

AT LEAST 34 DEAD AFTER TOURIST BOAT CAPSIZES DURING VIOLENT THUNDERSTORM IN VIETNAM

Mobile phones of victims of a occurrence are recovered successful Bangkok, Thailand, Monday, July 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

A instrumentalist performing astatine the pub told Anutin helium saw fume coming from a circuit breaker adjacent the signifier soon earlier the powerfulness went out, the premier curate said. 

Moments later, an detonation was heard, and heavy fume dispersed done the venue, The Associated Press reported.

Many of the victims were located successful restrooms astatine the backmost of the pub, Anutin said.

PILOT DEAD, 13 INJURED AFTER SMALL PLANE CRASHES INTO TOWERING SKYSCRAPER

Rescuers enactment astatine the tract of a occurrence successful Bangkok, Thailand, Monday, July 13, 2026.  (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Photos from the aftermath showed dense harm wrong the building.

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Deadly nightlife fires person struck Thailand successful the past. In 2022, a occurrence astatine a euphony pub successful eastbound Thailand killed 14 people.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.