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January 6, 2009, Tuesday
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A BLAZE in a shopping and residential plaza in Bangkok's Chinatown district killed one person and injured at least 38 others, police said yesterday.
The fire broke out on Sunday night at the Sua Pa Plaza, trapping a number of residents who attempted to reach the building's roof for evacuation by helicopters.
A police spokesman quoted witnesses as saying the fire started in a shop on the first floor and spread quickly. "The cause is not yet known. We are still investigating," he said.
The body of one man was found inside the building and 38 people were injured.
"There were more than 100 residents trapped by the fire, however, we were able to evacuate all of them," the spokesman said. "Fifteen retreated to the rooftop. We had to use a helicopter to help them out. Large numbers escaped through the fire exit stairs."
The incident follows a New Year's Eve fire that killed 64 revelers at a packed Bangkok nightclub, and the deaths of 314 people in traffic accidents over the five-day holiday.
Officials said a large number of the people who died on the roads were drunken motorcyclists.
The fire broke out on Sunday night at the Sua Pa Plaza, trapping a number of residents who attempted to reach the building's roof for evacuation by helicopters.
A police spokesman quoted witnesses as saying the fire started in a shop on the first floor and spread quickly. "The cause is not yet known. We are still investigating," he said.
The body of one man was found inside the building and 38 people were injured.
"There were more than 100 residents trapped by the fire, however, we were able to evacuate all of them," the spokesman said. "Fifteen retreated to the rooftop. We had to use a helicopter to help them out. Large numbers escaped through the fire exit stairs."
The incident follows a New Year's Eve fire that killed 64 revelers at a packed Bangkok nightclub, and the deaths of 314 people in traffic accidents over the five-day holiday.
Officials said a large number of the people who died on the roads were drunken motorcyclists.
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