BANGKOK – Thai capital officials announced Tuesday that the death count from a catastrophic blaze at a popular Bangkok music and beer hall has climbed to 30, marking the city’s deadliest fire incident in nearly two decades. The deadly inferno broke out late Sunday evening at Rong Beer Na Ladprao, a sprawling nightlife venue located in northern Bangkok, and it took responding firefighters 30 minutes to fully contain the spread of flames.
In addition to the rising death toll, city health authorities confirmed that more than 70 injured survivors remain in hospital care, with 24 of those patients still fighting for their lives in critical condition. The venue, which brands itself as a large-scale brewery and beer hall in Thai, publicly advertises a maximum capacity of 600 patrons, though investigators have not yet confirmed how many people were inside the establishment when the fire ignited.
Police leading the investigation have revealed that most of the deceased were found trapped inside windowless bathroom spaces, where many victims had fled in a desperate bid to escape the advancing flames. Authorities have launched a full probe into both the root cause of the fire and whether the venue was compliant with mandatory public safety and fire code regulations, with results still pending.
By Tuesday, former customers and grieving community members had begun gathering at the cordoned-off disaster site to pay their respects. A growing mound of white flowers and handwritten condolence notes, written in Thai, Korean and multiple other languages, has accumulated against the guardrails blocking access to the charred venue. Investigators cleared charred debris from the building on Monday, moving destroyed remains including blackened chair frames and melted musical instruments out to the adjacent sidewalk, where the twisted wreckage still lies scattered.