Fire-gutted pub in Phuket to be partially demolished

[News Bandit]

PHUKET, Aug 21 - The controversial Tiger Pub and Discotheque in Thailand’s southern resort island of Phuket will have to be partially demolished after it was badly hit by a fire which killed four people and injured many others on Aug 17.

A team comprising the Phuket governor, an architect, a building inspector, a civil engineer and a provincial electricity official inspected the scene on Monday finding that most steel bars on the second floor were badly damaged by the heat. The pub is 15 years old.

Phuket Governor Tri Akkaradecha, said entertainment venue were inspected nightly to ensure safety and see that operators abide by the law on operating hours, drugs and arms possession.

Since Phuket is a world famous attraction among tourists, authorities have been instructed to strictly enforce the law on construction and renovation of buildings, the governor said.

Police said an initial inspection found that the building was fitted with required emergency exits, extinguishers and exit signs.

The pub was built before the law on fire-resistant construction materials was enforced, police said. About 20 per cent of the construction materials in the building were not resistant to fire (MCOT online news)
 

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