Chonburi fire at pub kills 14/ 40 injured

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Deadly Chonburi pub found to be illegally modified, operated after allowed hours

• August 5, 2022
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The damaged Mountain B pub in Sattahip district of Thailand’s eastern province of Chon Buri, where 14 people were killed and dozens of others injured in a fire last night, has been found to have been modified illegally and had operated beyond the permissible hours, according to Provincial Police Commander Pol Maj-Gen Attasit Kitjaharn.

He said that the pub owner was granted permission to operate as a restaurant, where liquor could be served to its customers, but it was modified into a pub without a permission.

He also said that most customers were unaware that there were back and side doors and that only employees were aware of their existence. The back door was blocked and the side door was locked all the time.

The only way in and out of the pub was through the front entrance, he added.

The police commander explained that a restaurant can operate until midnight, but the blaze took place at about 12.45am.