Grand Mercure Bangkok Park Avenue - Fire
Mar 8, 2012, 12:20 pm
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Grand Mercure Bangkok Park Avenue - Fire
Today, March 8 - from AP
A fire has burned part of a high-rise hotel in Bangkok's main tourist district.
Firefighters rushed to the Grand Mercure Bangkok Park Avenue shortly before 10 p.m. Thursday and appeared to get the blaze under control. Smoke was visible outside, but the fire did not appear to be burning the building exterior.
An Associated Press photographer saw people still stranded on upper floors an hour later.
It was not immediately known if there were any casualties or what caused the blaze.
The mid-range hotel has has 221 rooms and is located off Sukhumvit Road, a tourist and residential district popular with foreigners
A fire has burned part of a high-rise hotel in Bangkok's main tourist district.
Firefighters rushed to the Grand Mercure Bangkok Park Avenue shortly before 10 p.m. Thursday and appeared to get the blaze under control. Smoke was visible outside, but the fire did not appear to be burning the building exterior.
An Associated Press photographer saw people still stranded on upper floors an hour later.
It was not immediately known if there were any casualties or what caused the blaze.
The mid-range hotel has has 221 rooms and is located off Sukhumvit Road, a tourist and residential district popular with foreigners
Mar 8, 2012, 7:56 pm
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Mar 9, 2012, 1:45 am
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Sukhumvit Road near Asoke was crazy as I was returning home last night ~ 9:45 PM. At least twenty emergency vehicles, lights and sirens, trying to make their way through traffic, outbound. I was in-bound at the time, and had no idea what was going on. I have never seen so many emergency vehicles before here.
I think one foreigner died, while some 20 others (including 17 foreigners) were injured. The property is now called the Grand Park Avenue Hotel (no longer a Mercure property I guess), on Sukhumvit Soi 22.
I think one foreigner died, while some 20 others (including 17 foreigners) were injured. The property is now called the Grand Park Avenue Hotel (no longer a Mercure property I guess), on Sukhumvit Soi 22.
Mar 9, 2012, 5:17 am
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No sprinklers
http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/loca...d-mercure-fire
Amazing that sprinklers weren't required until 1992!
http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/loca...d-mercure-fire
Amazing that sprinklers weren't required until 1992!
Mar 9, 2012, 6:10 pm
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No fire doors.
No fire exit in one wing.
No smoke alarm.
No fire alarm.
The only warning guests had was when they smelled smoke!
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xpc...20-others_news
No fire exit in one wing.
No smoke alarm.
No fire alarm.
The only warning guests had was when they smelled smoke!
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xpc...20-others_news
Mar 12, 2012, 4:05 am
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Thailand can be dangerous - sometimes.
A tourist was electrocuted in a swimmingpool on Phuket.
http://www.nationmultimedia.com/brea...-30177502.html
A tourist was electrocuted in a swimmingpool on Phuket.
http://www.nationmultimedia.com/brea...-30177502.html