Three foreigners were killed and seven others wounded after a fire broke out at a hotel near Bangkok's popular backpacker district on Sunday (Dec 29) night.
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00:00Three foreigners died and seven others wounded in a hotel fire near the Khao San area in
00:09Bangkok on Sunday night.
00:11The city's fire and rescue department said the fire broke out on the fifth floor of the
00:15six-story Ember Hotel.
00:17They said the fire spread to other parts of the building, but they reacted quickly and
00:22put the blaze under control within an hour.
00:25The fire killed a female guest who was trapped inside her hotel room, while two men died
00:30at the hospital.
00:31Authorities are still verifying their nationalities.
00:55There were 75 people in the hotel, 34 of whom were rescued from the rooftop.
01:06The injured victims are from Thailand, Japan, Germany and China.
01:10Authorities said they are investigating the cause of the fire.
01:13The government has ordered a citywide inspection of fire escape routes at hotels and entertainment
01:18venues.
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