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Almost all the dead were on the ground floor, where the stage was located. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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Fire brigade officials said the death toll was high because there were few exits and the windows on the upper floors had iron bars across them. -- PHOTO: ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Santika, located in the Thai capital's Ekkamai district, is popular with tourists and Bangkok's elite. -- PHOTO: WWW.VIPBANGKOK.COM
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Fire and rescue officials removing a victim yesterday following a fire at the Santika nightclub in Bangkok. The fire swept through the upmarket nightspot jammed with hundreds of New Year partygoers killing at least 60 people, one of them a Singaporean, and injuring more than 200. -- PHOTO: ASSOCIATED PRESS
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It is not known at present how many people were in the two-storey club but the place was reportedly filled to its capacity of 1,000 when the fire started shortly after midnight. -- PHOTO: ASSOCIATED PRESS
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