List of some significant fatal fires in Thailand

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. Subscribe to our newsletters for daily updates, breaking news and exclusive content.