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Fire safety rules

Bangkok bar fire: Thai PM Anutin orders safety checks on venues nationwide within 30 days

Flowers and offerings are placed outside Rong Beer Na Lat Phrao bar in Bangkok, the site of a deadly fire, to pay tribute to victims who lost their lives.
Flowers and offerings are placed outside Rong Beer Na Lat Phrao bar in Bangkok, the site of a deadly fire, to pay tribute to victims who lost their lives.

Deadly Bangkok blaze exposes enforcement gaps despite existing safety laws

mwsafety14 - Pictures inside the Rong Beer Na Lat Phrao bar and restaurant in Bangkok’s northern Chatuchak area on July 12, 2026. Credit: Writer to update
mwsafety14 - Pictures inside the Rong Beer Na Lat Phrao bar and restaurant in Bangkok’s northern Chatuchak area on July 12, 2026. Credit: Writer to update

How flammable decor and lax rules turned Bangkok pub into a death trap

Flowers and offerings are placed outside Rong Beer Na Lat Phrao bar, the site of a deadly fire to pay tribute to victims who lost their lives.
Flowers and offerings are placed outside Rong Beer Na Lat Phrao bar, the site of a deadly fire to pay tribute to victims who lost their lives.

‘Heartbroken’ but holding on to hope: Families searching desperately for victims of Bangkok bar fire

Burnt objects found outside the Rong Beer Na Lat Phrao bar and restaurant in Bangkok, where a fire had broken out close to midnight on July 12.
Burnt objects found outside the Rong Beer Na Lat Phrao bar and restaurant in Bangkok, where a fire had broken out close to midnight on July 12.

‘No way out’: Survivors describe deadly Bangkok bar inferno

Relatives mourn as they receive the body of a victim of a deadly blaze at a popular bar in Bangkok.
Relatives mourn as they receive the body of a victim of a deadly blaze at a popular bar in Bangkok.

Blocked exits, faulty wiring? Thailand probes Bangkok bar fire that killed 28

A forensic police officer examining a broken window at the scene of a fatal blaze at a pub in Bangkok on July 13.
A forensic police officer examining a broken window at the scene of a fatal blaze at a pub in Bangkok on July 13.

Woman arrested after fire breaks out in Sembawang HDB flat

In photos of the incident uploaded to Facebook, thick black plumes of smoke are seen billowing from the windows of the flat.
In photos of the incident uploaded to Facebook, thick black plumes of smoke are seen billowing from the windows of the flat.

Hong Kong files charges over deadliest fire in decades

The seven people charged included directors and inspectors of a consultancy firm involved in the estate’s renovation, as well as the main contractor involved in the project.
The seven people charged included directors and inspectors of a consultancy firm involved in the estate’s renovation, as well as the main contractor involved in the project.

Delhi to crack down on fire safety violations after blaze that killed 21

Firefighters at work after a fire at a hotel in New Delhi, India, on June 3.
Firefighters at work after a fire at a hotel in New Delhi, India, on June 3.

Central Jakarta fire destroys more than 300 homes

Residents inspect the remains of their homes after a fire broke out in the Kebon Kosong sub-district in Central Jakarta on June 1.
Residents inspect the remains of their homes after a fire broke out in the Kebon Kosong sub-district in Central Jakarta on June 1.

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