Bangkok bar fire: 27 die as distraught relatives dread the worst

Images shared on social media of the inferno, which erupted late on Sunday night, show flames shooting out from the entrance of the Na Ladprao pub, in Chatuchak district, as patrons fled, some with their clothes alight.

On the pavement outside, rescuers worked to resuscitate the injured, while dazed survivors staggered around the scene with bandages covering severe burns on their arms and legs.

The bar was crowded with hundreds of revellers when the fire took hold. Charred tables, bar stools, a drum kit and an electric guitar left on stage bore scorched witness to the speed with which the flames swept through the venue, trapping panicked people in the bathrooms, where many of the bodies were later found.

The bar’s Sunday-night headliners, a band called Tosakanth, lost their vocalist in the blaze, with two other members still missing on Monday morning.